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