Chile vs Costa Rica: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Chile
2.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica
2.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Chile rank
72nd
Costa Rica rank
71st
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1970s | 10.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.674 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9112 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9832 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3383 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 cardiovascular diseases by age group, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Chile ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 20-24 years.