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