Costa Rica vs Ireland: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Costa Rica
0.5582 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ireland
0.5877 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
149th
Ireland rank
147th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.5877 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5582 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0295 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 149th and Ireland ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2745 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8201 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6965 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1236 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4222 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5947 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1725 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Costa Rica or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.5877 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5582 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 0.0295 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Costa Rica ranks 149th and Ireland ranks 147th 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 rheumatic heart diseases. 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 rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.