Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, adult, female

Costa Rica
55.32 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
54.45 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
160th
Saudi Arabia rank
163rd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 55.32 per 1,000 female adults against 54.45 per 1,000 female adults in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.87 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 160th and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 162.51 per 1,000 female adults 278.14 per 1,000 female adults 115.63 per 1,000 female adults Saudi Arabia
1970s 118.31 per 1,000 female adults 218.76 per 1,000 female adults 100.45 per 1,000 female adults Saudi Arabia
1980s 84.45 per 1,000 female adults 155.59 per 1,000 female adults 71.14 per 1,000 female adults Saudi Arabia
1990s 73.22 per 1,000 female adults 120.56 per 1,000 female adults 47.34 per 1,000 female adults Saudi Arabia
2000s 63.54 per 1,000 female adults 96.36 per 1,000 female adults 32.83 per 1,000 female adults Saudi Arabia
2010s 59.7 per 1,000 female adults 67.78 per 1,000 female adults 8.08 per 1,000 female adults Saudi Arabia
2020s 63.69 per 1,000 female adults 59.57 per 1,000 female adults 4.12 per 1,000 female adults Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?
Costa Rica, at 55.32 per 1,000 female adults against 54.45 per 1,000 female adults in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
0.87 per 1,000 female adults, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Costa Rica ranks 160th and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.