Costa Rica vs Iran: Mortality rate, adult, male

Costa Rica
106.91 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Iran
106.74 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
159th
Iran rank
160th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iran
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 106.91 per 1,000 male adults against 106.74 per 1,000 male adults in Iran, a difference of 0.17 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 159th and Iran ranks 160th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 193.23 per 1,000 male adults 380.35 per 1,000 male adults 187.11 per 1,000 male adults Iran
1970s 175 per 1,000 male adults 323.67 per 1,000 male adults 148.67 per 1,000 male adults Iran
1980s 134.38 per 1,000 male adults 347 per 1,000 male adults 212.62 per 1,000 male adults Iran
1990s 127.37 per 1,000 male adults 222.47 per 1,000 male adults 95.1 per 1,000 male adults Iran
2000s 118.68 per 1,000 male adults 165.23 per 1,000 male adults 46.55 per 1,000 male adults Iran
2010s 115.24 per 1,000 male adults 127.11 per 1,000 male adults 11.87 per 1,000 male adults Iran
2020s 122.99 per 1,000 male adults 126.36 per 1,000 male adults 3.37 per 1,000 male adults Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Costa Rica or Iran?
Costa Rica, at 106.91 per 1,000 male adults against 106.74 per 1,000 male adults in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Costa Rica and Iran?
0.17 per 1,000 male adults, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Costa Rica ranks 159th and Iran ranks 160th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
Unit
per 1,000 male 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, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.