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
5101520195019862023

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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Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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