Costa Rica vs Suriname: Death rate from cancer

Costa Rica
107.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Suriname
107.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Suriname rank
84th

Death rate from cancer over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 107.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 107.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Suriname ranks 84th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 80.35 deaths per 100,000 people 79.25 deaths per 100,000 people 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 97.34 deaths per 100,000 people 94.76 deaths per 100,000 people 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 108.48 deaths per 100,000 people 106.28 deaths per 100,000 people 2.2 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, Costa Rica or Suriname?
Costa Rica, at 107.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 107.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Costa Rica and Suriname?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for death rate from cancer?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Suriname ranks 84th 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

Indicator
Death rate from cancer
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

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