Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group

Costa Rica
2.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
3.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
71st
Puerto Rico rank
69th

Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 71st and Puerto Rico ranks 69th of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 15.68 deaths per 100,000 people 10.58 deaths per 100,000 people 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1970s 13.08 deaths per 100,000 people 7.51 deaths per 100,000 people 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2116 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
2010s 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4104 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 Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Puerto Rico ranks 69th 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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Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
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
110 places, 4,839 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 20-24 years.