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
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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) – 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

Indicator
Prostate cancer death rate in men
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, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.