Costa Rica vs Mexico: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Costa Rica
54.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
64.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Mexico rank
30th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 64.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 9.95 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 30th of 109 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 780.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,833 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,052 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 487.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,614 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,127 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 182.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 558.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 375.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 95.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 308.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 212.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 51.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 160.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 109 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 37.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 96.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 59.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 40.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 59.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 64.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 9.95 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 30th 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.