Colombia vs Costa Rica: Prostate cancer death rate in men
Colombia
13.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
13.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
56th
Costa Rica rank
55th
Prostate cancer death rate in men over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 14.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 15.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 17.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6966 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Colombia ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. 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 prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.