Costa Rica vs France: Mortality rates at age 65
Costa Rica
1.24 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
France
1.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
198th
France rank
195th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 198th and France ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0432 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5998 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 2.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7079 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6106 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 1.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4248 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2284 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1045 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 2020s | 1.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1394 deaths per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Costa Rica or France?
- France, at 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Costa Rica and France?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Costa Rica ranks 198th and France ranks 195th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.