Costa Rica vs Reunion: Death rate
Costa Rica
5.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Reunion
5.48 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
199th
Reunion rank
197th
Death rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 5.48 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Reunion ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 199th and Reunion ranks 197th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Reunion in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Reunion |
| 1960s | 7.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Reunion |
| 1970s | 5.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Reunion |
| 1980s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Reunion |
| 1990s | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Reunion |
| 2000s | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Reunion |
| 2010s | 4.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2038 deaths per 1,000 people | Reunion |
| 2020s | 5.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0343 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Costa Rica or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 5.48 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Costa Rica and Reunion?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Reunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Reunion rank globally for death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 199th and Reunion ranks 197th 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.