Costa Rica vs Romania: Prostate cancer death rate in men

Costa Rica
13.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Romania
12.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
55th
Romania rank
58th

Prostate cancer death rate in men over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Romania
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 55th and Romania ranks 58th of 111 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 11.87 deaths per 100,000 people 9.35 deaths per 100,000 people 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1970s 11.4 deaths per 100,000 people 10.42 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9756 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 20.1 deaths per 100,000 people 8.96 deaths per 100,000 people 11.14 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 22.74 deaths per 100,000 people 10.16 deaths per 100,000 people 12.59 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 20.92 deaths per 100,000 people 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people 9.48 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 17.28 deaths per 100,000 people 12.87 deaths per 100,000 people 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6026 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, Costa Rica or Romania?
Costa Rica, at 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Costa Rica and Romania?
0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Romania ranks 58th 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
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Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.