Costa Rica vs Italy: Death rate from ischaemic heart disease
Costa Rica
40.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy
36.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
177th
Italy rank
179th
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 40.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 36.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 177th and Italy ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 70.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 56.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 37.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2107 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 ischaemic heart disease, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Costa Rica, at 40.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 36.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from ischaemic heart disease between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for death rate from ischaemic heart disease?
- Costa Rica ranks 177th and Italy ranks 179th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from ischaemic heart disease. 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 age-standardized deaths from ischaemic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.