Which has higher deaths by age group, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 261 deaths against 238 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?

23 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Deaths by age group

Costa Rica

238 deaths

in 2023

Sri Lanka

261 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

60th

Sri Lanka rank

59th

Deaths by age group over time

Costa Rica
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 261 deaths against 238 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 23 deaths.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 236 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11.3 deaths	40.7 deaths	29.4 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	4.5 deaths	61.7 deaths	57.2 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	3.2 deaths	58.5 deaths	55.3 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	2.9 deaths	39 deaths	36.1 deaths	Sri Lanka
1990s	17.3 deaths	39.4 deaths	22.1 deaths	Sri Lanka
2000s	45.2 deaths	63.1 deaths	17.9 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	130.1 deaths	137.9 deaths	7.8 deaths	Sri Lanka
2020s	243.5 deaths	254.75 deaths	11.25 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 261 deaths against 238 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?: 23 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for deaths by age group?: Costa Rica ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 100+.