Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Costa Rica
54.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Jamaica
60.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Jamaica rank
31st
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 60.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 31st of 109 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 693.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 424.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 268.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 332.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 198.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 133.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 182.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 121.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 51.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 28.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 60.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 31st 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.