What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Costa Rica and Panama?

0.9 per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Panama: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Costa Rica

14.8 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Panama

13.9 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

98th

Panama rank

101st

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Costa Rica
Panama

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14.8 per 100,000 population against 13.9 per 100,000 population in Panama, a difference of 0.9 per 100,000 population.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Panama ranks 101st of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Panama	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.26 per 100,000 population	14.93 per 100,000 population	1.33 per 100,000 population	Costa Rica
2010s	14.7 per 100,000 population	13.8 per 100,000 population	0.9 per 100,000 population	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Costa Rica or Panama?: Costa Rica, at 14.8 per 100,000 population against 13.9 per 100,000 population in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Costa Rica and Panama?: 0.9 per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Costa Rica ranks 98th and Panama ranks 101st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.