Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: Pancreatic cancer death rate
Costa Rica
4.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China
4.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Hong Kong, China rank
65th
Pancreatic cancer death rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 65th of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5716 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.101 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pancreatic cancer death rate, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
- Costa Rica, at 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in pancreatic cancer death rate between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for pancreatic cancer death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 65th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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
Reported deaths from pancreas cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.