Costa Rica vs Ireland: Causes of mortality

Costa Rica
28,995 Deaths
in 2023
Ireland
35,598 Deaths
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Ireland rank
32nd

Causes of mortality over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 35,598 Deaths against 28,995 Deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 6,603 Deaths.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Ireland ranks 32nd of 36 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 11,192 Deaths 33,495 Deaths 22,303 Deaths Ireland
1970s 9,779 Deaths 33,748 Deaths 23,969 Deaths Ireland
1980s 10,079 Deaths 32,650 Deaths 22,571 Deaths Ireland
1990s 13,335 Deaths 31,643 Deaths 18,308 Deaths Ireland
2000s 15,906 Deaths 29,106 Deaths 13,200 Deaths Ireland
2010s 20,988 Deaths 29,706 Deaths 8,718 Deaths Ireland
2020s 28,667 Deaths 34,776 Deaths 6,108 Deaths Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher causes of mortality, Costa Rica or Ireland?
Ireland, at 35,598 Deaths against 28,995 Deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in causes of mortality between Costa Rica and Ireland?
6,603 Deaths, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for causes of mortality?
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Ireland ranks 32nd of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Causes of mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.