Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Death rate from poisoning

Costa Rica
0.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
168th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
170th

Death rate from poisoning over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0.050.10.150.20.25200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 168th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 170th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 0.118 deaths per 100,000 people 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people 0.052 deaths per 100,000 people Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people 0.125 deaths per 100,000 people 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 0.145 deaths per 100,000 people 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people 0.025 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, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
Costa Rica, at 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
Costa Rica ranks 168th and Trinidad and Tobago 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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Indicator
Death rate from poisoning
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

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