Costa Rica vs Mauritius: Death rate from cancer by sex

Costa Rica
88.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mauritius
87.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Mauritius rank
81st

Death rate from cancer by sex over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 88.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 87.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 80th and Mauritius ranks 81st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 163.46 deaths per 100,000 people 77.56 deaths per 100,000 people 85.9 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1970s 150.79 deaths per 100,000 people 95.43 deaths per 100,000 people 55.36 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 181.8 deaths per 100,000 people 105.12 deaths per 100,000 people 76.68 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 151.88 deaths per 100,000 people 97.06 deaths per 100,000 people 54.82 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 116.55 deaths per 100,000 people 98.94 deaths per 100,000 people 17.62 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 105.35 deaths per 100,000 people 93.55 deaths per 100,000 people 11.8 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 94.2 deaths per 100,000 people 85.08 deaths per 100,000 people 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Costa Rica or Mauritius?
Costa Rica, at 88.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 87.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Costa Rica and Mauritius?
1.43 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritius?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Mauritius rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Mauritius ranks 81st of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate from cancer by sex
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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