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

Uruguay, at 33,141 deaths against 27,863 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.

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

5,278 deaths, with Uruguay ahead.

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

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 Uruguay: Number of deaths

Costa Rica

27,863 deaths

in 2023

Uruguay

33,141 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

130th

Uruguay rank

128th

Number of deaths over time

Costa Rica
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 33,141 deaths against 27,863 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 5,278 deaths.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 128th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,413 deaths	24,187 deaths	12,774 deaths	Uruguay
1960s	11,827 deaths	25,802 deaths	13,975 deaths	Uruguay
1970s	10,619 deaths	28,212 deaths	17,593 deaths	Uruguay
1980s	10,576 deaths	29,558 deaths	18,982 deaths	Uruguay
1990s	13,375 deaths	30,996 deaths	17,621 deaths	Uruguay
2000s	16,637 deaths	30,961 deaths	14,324 deaths	Uruguay
2010s	22,119 deaths	31,989 deaths	9,870 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	30,044 deaths	35,261 deaths	5,218 deaths	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Costa Rica or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 33,141 deaths against 27,863 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 5,278 deaths, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for number of deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 128th 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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