What is the difference in diarrheal diseases death rate between Chile and Costa Rica?

0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Costa Rica: Diarrheal diseases death rate

Chile

1.84 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica

1.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Chile rank

125th

Costa Rica rank

127th

Diarrheal diseases death rate over time

Chile
Costa Rica

How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 127th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.36 deaths per 100,000 people	2.16 deaths per 100,000 people	0.805 deaths per 100,000 people	Costa Rica
2010s	1.92 deaths per 100,000 people	2.13 deaths per 100,000 people	0.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Costa Rica
2020s	1.89 deaths per 100,000 people	1.55 deaths per 100,000 people	0.335 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrheal diseases death rate, Chile or Costa Rica?: Chile, at 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrheal diseases death rate between Chile and Costa Rica?: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for diarrheal diseases death rate?: Chile ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 127th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Diarrheal diseases death rate
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.