Colombia vs Costa Rica: Death rates from different causes

Colombia
78.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
78.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
81st
Costa Rica rank
83rd

Death rates from different causes over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Colombia ranks 81st and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 111 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 101.83 deaths per 100,000 people 153.8 deaths per 100,000 people 51.97 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1970s 107.76 deaths per 100,000 people 138.93 deaths per 100,000 people 31.16 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 116.57 deaths per 100,000 people 160.46 deaths per 100,000 people 43.89 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 102.64 deaths per 100,000 people 126.65 deaths per 100,000 people 24.01 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 94.65 deaths per 100,000 people 97.19 deaths per 100,000 people 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 84.22 deaths per 100,000 people 90.67 deaths per 100,000 people 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 80.07 deaths per 100,000 people 84.87 deaths per 100,000 people 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.59 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
52 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for death rates from different causes?
Colombia ranks 81st and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rates from different causes
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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