Costa Rica vs Panama: Mortality rates at age 65

Costa Rica
1.24 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Panama
1.26 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
198th
Panama rank
197th

Mortality rates at age 65 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 198th and Panama ranks 197th of 236 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1950s 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6655 deaths per 1,000 people Panama
1960s 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people 0.581 deaths per 1,000 people Panama
1970s 2.29 deaths per 1,000 people 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6739 deaths per 1,000 people Panama
1980s 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people 2.49 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6367 deaths per 1,000 people Panama
1990s 1.62 deaths per 1,000 people 2.26 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6425 deaths per 1,000 people Panama
2000s 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4955 deaths per 1,000 people Panama
2010s 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2993 deaths per 1,000 people Panama
2020s 1.48 deaths per 1,000 people 1.61 deaths per 1,000 people 0.131 deaths per 1,000 people Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 1.26 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 Panama?
0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
Costa Rica ranks 198th and Panama ranks 197th 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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Indicator
Mortality rates at age 65
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.