Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate

Bulgaria
18.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica
18.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
66th
Costa Rica rank
63rd

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 18.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 66th and Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 44.7 deaths per 100,000 people 34.71 deaths per 100,000 people 9.99 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
1970s 40.24 deaths per 100,000 people 34.45 deaths per 100,000 people 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
1980s 26.16 deaths per 100,000 people 51.99 deaths per 100,000 people 25.84 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 18.08 deaths per 100,000 people 46.24 deaths per 100,000 people 28.16 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people 30.64 deaths per 100,000 people 15.06 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 17.63 deaths per 100,000 people 23.05 deaths per 100,000 people 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 18.83 deaths per 100,000 people 18.02 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8077 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 18.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.46 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
Bulgaria ranks 66th and Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
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, 4,881 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.