Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Death rate from poisoning
Costa Rica
0.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Switzerland
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
168th
Switzerland rank
170th
Death rate from poisoning over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 170th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.118 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.138 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.127 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.003 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.145 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.145 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
- Costa Rica ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 170th 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 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.