Costa Rica vs United States of America: Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age

Costa Rica
0.0421 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st

Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0421 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1301 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.036 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0812 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0452 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
2010s 0.0279 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0647 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0368 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America
2020s 0.0211 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1547 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1336 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age, Costa Rica or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0421 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age between Costa Rica and United States of America?
0.1301 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age
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
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