Costa Rica vs Sweden: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Costa Rica
7.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
8.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
76th
Sweden rank
74th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
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 Sweden ranks 74th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 56.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 21.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 16.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9052 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1316 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 74th 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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About this data
Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.