Brazil vs Costa Rica: Death rate from drowning
Brazil
2.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
2.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
120th
Costa Rica rank
117th
Death rate from drowning over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 117th of 194 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.574 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.157 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Brazil ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 117th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.