Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Costa Rica
2.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Luxembourg
2.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
71st
Luxembourg rank
74th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Luxembourg ranks 74th of 110 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 12.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9835 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 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, Costa Rica or Luxembourg?
- Costa Rica, at 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Luxembourg ranks 74th 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.