Costa Rica vs Thailand: Death rates from alcohol use disorders
Costa Rica
2.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Thailand
2.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
48th
Thailand rank
45th
Death rates from alcohol use disorders over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Thailand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 45th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.446 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.839 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.285 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rates from alcohol use disorders, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rates from alcohol use disorders between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for death rates from alcohol use disorders?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 45th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from alcohol use disorders. 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 alcohol use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.