Costa Rica vs Réunion: Mortality rates at age 65

Costa Rica
1.24 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Réunion
1.2 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
198th
Réunion rank
201st

Mortality rates at age 65 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Réunion
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people in Réunion, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Réunion ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 198th and Réunion ranks 201st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Réunion in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Réunion Difference Ahead
1950s 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people 6.49 deaths per 1,000 people 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people Réunion
1960s 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people 5.11 deaths per 1,000 people 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people Réunion
1970s 2.29 deaths per 1,000 people 4.24 deaths per 1,000 people 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people Réunion
1980s 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people 1.45 deaths per 1,000 people Réunion
1990s 1.62 deaths per 1,000 people 2.52 deaths per 1,000 people 0.9055 deaths per 1,000 people Réunion
2000s 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people 2.01 deaths per 1,000 people 0.666 deaths per 1,000 people Réunion
2010s 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people 1.42 deaths per 1,000 people 0.154 deaths per 1,000 people Réunion
2020s 1.48 deaths per 1,000 people 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1009 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 Réunion?
Costa Rica, at 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people in Réunion as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Costa Rica and Réunion?
0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Réunion?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Réunion rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
Costa Rica ranks 198th and Réunion ranks 201st 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.