Brazil vs Costa Rica: Pancreatic cancer death rate

Brazil
4.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
4.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
63rd
Costa Rica rank
62nd

Pancreatic cancer death rate over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
0246199620092022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people 5.16 deaths per 100,000 people 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4809 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1354 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4055 deaths per 100,000 people Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pancreatic cancer death rate, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in pancreatic cancer death rate between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for pancreatic cancer death rate?
Brazil ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pancreatic cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Pancreatic cancer death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,025 data points, 1979–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from pancreas cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.