Brunei vs Costa Rica: Death rate
Brunei
5.23 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica
5.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Brunei rank
202nd
Costa Rica rank
199th
Death rate over time
- Brunei
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.23 deaths per 1,000 people in Brunei, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 202nd and Costa Rica ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Brunei |
| 1960s | 8.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Brunei |
| 1970s | 5.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4613 deaths per 1,000 people | Brunei |
| 1980s | 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.354 deaths per 1,000 people | Brunei |
| 1990s | 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1457 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3223 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.382 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4385 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Brunei or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 5.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.23 deaths per 1,000 people in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate?
- Brunei ranks 202nd and Costa Rica ranks 199th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.