What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Costa Rica and Paraguay?

2.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Death rates from different causes

Costa Rica

78.07 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Paraguay

75.79 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

83rd

Paraguay rank

84th

Death rates from different causes over time

Costa Rica
Paraguay

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Paraguay, a difference of 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Paraguay ranks 84th of 111 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	97.19 deaths per 100,000 people	77.78 deaths per 100,000 people	19.4 deaths per 100,000 people	Costa Rica
2010s	90.67 deaths per 100,000 people	79.02 deaths per 100,000 people	11.66 deaths per 100,000 people	Costa Rica
2020s	84.87 deaths per 100,000 people	78.29 deaths per 100,000 people	6.59 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, Costa Rica or Paraguay?: Costa Rica, at 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Paraguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Paraguay ranks 84th 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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