What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Costa Rica and Denmark?

0.77 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Denmark: Death rate from stroke

Costa Rica

22.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Denmark

21.96 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

170th

Denmark rank

171st

Death rate from stroke over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 22.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 170th and Denmark ranks 171st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31.57 deaths per 100,000 people	44.01 deaths per 100,000 people	12.45 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2010s	25.54 deaths per 100,000 people	27.75 deaths per 100,000 people	2.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2020s	22.74 deaths per 100,000 people	22.2 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5346 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 stroke, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Costa Rica, at 22.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for death rate from stroke?: Costa Rica ranks 170th and Denmark ranks 171st 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 stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from stroke
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from stroke in both sexes, per 100,000 people.