Costa Rica vs Cuba: Respiratory infections death rate by age group

Costa Rica
54.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cuba
56.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Cuba rank
32nd

Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 56.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Cuba ranks 32nd of 109 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Cuba Difference Ahead
1960s 843.41 deaths per 100,000 people 766.32 deaths per 100,000 people 77.1 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1970s 487.15 deaths per 100,000 people 346.59 deaths per 100,000 people 140.55 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 182.85 deaths per 100,000 people 133.59 deaths per 100,000 people 49.25 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 95.72 deaths per 100,000 people 61.31 deaths per 100,000 people 34.41 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 51.18 deaths per 100,000 people 52.95 deaths per 100,000 people 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people Cuba
2010s 37.22 deaths per 100,000 people 45.35 deaths per 100,000 people 8.13 deaths per 100,000 people Cuba
2020s 33.51 deaths per 100,000 people 43.04 deaths per 100,000 people 9.53 deaths per 100,000 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Costa Rica or Cuba?
Cuba, at 56.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Cuba?
1.77 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Cuba ranks 32nd 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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Indicator
Respiratory infections death rate by age group
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
109 places, 4,746 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.