Costa Rica vs Mauritius: Death rate from cancer
Costa Rica
107.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritius
107.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Mauritius rank
82nd
Death rate from cancer over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 107.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 107.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Mauritius ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 97.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 108.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Costa Rica or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 107.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 107.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Costa Rica and Mauritius?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritius?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritius rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Mauritius ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes, per 100,000 people.