Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Prostate cancer death rate in men
Costa Rica
13.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador
13.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
55th
Ecuador rank
54th
Prostate cancer death rate in men over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 13.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Ecuador ranks 54th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 11.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 20.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 22.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 20.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5176 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 13.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Ecuador ranks 54th 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.