Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Cervical cancer death rate in women
Costa Rica
4.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador
4.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Ecuador rank
40th
Cervical cancer death rate in women over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Ecuador ranks 40th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 11.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 13.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5307 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9872 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cervical cancer death rate in women, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cervical cancer death rate in women between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Ecuador ranks 40th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from cervix uteri cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.