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

Costa Rica, at 27,863 deaths against 27,722 deaths in Mauritania as of 2023.

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

141 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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 Mauritania: Number of deaths

Costa Rica

27,863 deaths

in 2023

Mauritania

27,722 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

130th

Mauritania rank

132nd

Number of deaths over time

Costa Rica
Mauritania

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 27,863 deaths against 27,722 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 141 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Mauritania ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,413 deaths	15,715 deaths	4,303 deaths	Mauritania
1960s	11,827 deaths	16,951 deaths	5,124 deaths	Mauritania
1970s	10,619 deaths	19,200 deaths	8,581 deaths	Mauritania
1980s	10,576 deaths	20,690 deaths	10,113 deaths	Mauritania
1990s	13,375 deaths	22,762 deaths	9,387 deaths	Mauritania
2000s	16,637 deaths	22,394 deaths	5,757 deaths	Mauritania
2010s	22,119 deaths	26,931 deaths	4,812 deaths	Mauritania
2020s	30,044 deaths	28,607 deaths	1,436 deaths	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Costa Rica or Mauritania?: Costa Rica, at 27,863 deaths against 27,722 deaths in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Costa Rica and Mauritania?: 141 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for number of deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 130th and Mauritania ranks 132nd 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

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