Costa Rica vs Kenya: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Costa Rica
0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya
0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
166th
Kenya rank
169th
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 166th and Kenya ranks 169th of 194 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.372 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9352 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5632 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.4307 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6561 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2254 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.5449 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5757 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Costa Rica ranks 166th and Kenya ranks 169th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.