Which has higher mortality by week, Costa Rica or Norway?

Norway, at 797 Deaths against 629 Deaths in Costa Rica as of 2025.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mortality by week. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Norway: Mortality by week

Costa Rica

629 Deaths

in 2020

Norway

797 Deaths

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

26th

Norway rank

23rd

Mortality by week over time

Costa Rica
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 797 Deaths against 629 Deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 168 Deaths.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 26th and Norway ranks 23rd of 28 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2010s	494.2 Deaths	880.6 Deaths	386.4 Deaths	Norway
2020s	629 Deaths	841 Deaths	212 Deaths	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality by week, Costa Rica or Norway?: Norway, at 797 Deaths against 629 Deaths in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in mortality by week between Costa Rica and Norway?: 168 Deaths, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for mortality by week?: Costa Rica ranks 26th and Norway ranks 23rd of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mortality by week. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality by week
Unit: Deaths
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 35 places, 373 data points, 2015–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset presents the latest data on all-cause death statistics, excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths, by week, for all OECD countries for which data are available. Please refer to the Methodological Note below for details on methods of calculation and caution regarding cross-country comparisons. Sources by country are available in a separate file in Excel format. Read the Methodological Note All-cause, Excess and COVID-19 deaths Access additional information on sources by country WARNING: Reporting of the number of All-cause and COVID-19 deaths particularly for the most recent weeks may be only partial and subject to significant revision. The calculated values for excess deaths for the most recent weeks are therefore also subject to significant revision.