Australia vs Costa Rica: Death rate from poisoning
Australia
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
170th
Costa Rica rank
168th
Death rate from poisoning over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 170th and Costa Rica ranks 168th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.278 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.118 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.162 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.032 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.145 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 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 poisoning, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
- Australia ranks 170th and Costa Rica ranks 168th 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 poisoning. 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 poisonings in both sexes, per 100,000 people.