Costa Rica vs Cuba: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Costa Rica
1.0%
in 2022
Cuba
0.9%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
101st
Cuba rank
104th
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Cuba ranks 104th of 113 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 1.1% | 7.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 0.6% | 8.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 0.3% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Costa Rica, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Cuba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Cuba ranks 104th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.