Colombia vs Costa Rica: Death rate
Colombia
5.4 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica
5.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
200th
Costa Rica rank
199th
Death rate over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.4 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 200th and Costa Rica ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 10.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 7.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 5.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 5.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5678 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 6.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5165 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 5.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.4 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate?
- Colombia ranks 200th 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.