Costa Rica vs Panama: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex

Costa Rica
84.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama
84.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
74th
Panama rank
75th

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 84.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 84.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 74th and Panama ranks 75th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 224.82 deaths per 100,000 people 235.22 deaths per 100,000 people 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people Panama
1970s 227.36 deaths per 100,000 people 214.03 deaths per 100,000 people 13.33 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 209.93 deaths per 100,000 people 186.04 deaths per 100,000 people 23.88 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 143.25 deaths per 100,000 people 132.78 deaths per 100,000 people 10.47 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 113.49 deaths per 100,000 people 116.85 deaths per 100,000 people 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people Panama
2010s 89.55 deaths per 100,000 people 101.99 deaths per 100,000 people 12.44 deaths per 100,000 people Panama
2020s 82.6 deaths per 100,000 people 88.13 deaths per 100,000 people 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 84.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 84.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex?
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Panama ranks 75th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.