Which has higher number of deaths, Costa Rica or Lebanon?

Lebanon, at 34,424 deaths against 27,863 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Costa Rica and Lebanon?

6,561 deaths, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Lebanon: Number of deaths

Costa Rica

27,863 deaths

in 2023

Lebanon

34,424 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

130th

Lebanon rank

127th

Number of deaths over time

Costa Rica
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 34,424 deaths against 27,863 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 6,561 deaths.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Lebanon ranks 127th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,413 deaths	18,493 deaths	7,080 deaths	Lebanon
1960s	11,827 deaths	18,528 deaths	6,701 deaths	Lebanon
1970s	10,619 deaths	28,955 deaths	18,336 deaths	Lebanon
1980s	10,576 deaths	31,562 deaths	20,986 deaths	Lebanon
1990s	13,375 deaths	19,887 deaths	6,512 deaths	Lebanon
2000s	16,637 deaths	19,871 deaths	3,233 deaths	Lebanon
2010s	22,119 deaths	26,750 deaths	4,631 deaths	Lebanon
2020s	30,044 deaths	38,062 deaths	8,019 deaths	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Costa Rica or Lebanon?: Lebanon, at 34,424 deaths against 27,863 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Costa Rica and Lebanon?: 6,561 deaths, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Lebanon rank globally for number of deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 130th and Lebanon ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.