Brazil vs Costa Rica: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Brazil
49.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
54.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 49.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 109 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 798.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 239.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 558.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 517.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 182.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 334.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 197.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 99.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 60.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 44.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 49.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. 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 respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.