Costa Rica vs Italy: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate

Costa Rica
7.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
8 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
76th
Italy rank
75th

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 8 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 76th and Italy ranks 75th of 111 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 116.57 deaths per 100,000 people 27.93 deaths per 100,000 people 88.64 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1970s 56.69 deaths per 100,000 people 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people 45.88 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 21.52 deaths per 100,000 people 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people 17.13 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 16.04 deaths per 100,000 people 8.06 deaths per 100,000 people 7.97 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 11.09 deaths per 100,000 people 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people 7.87 deaths per 100,000 people 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 7.58 deaths per 100,000 people 7.51 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0662 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Costa Rica or Italy?
Italy, at 8 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Costa Rica and Italy?
0.33 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Italy ranks 75th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.