Costa Rica vs Thailand: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Costa Rica
54.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Thailand
50.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Thailand rank
35th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 50.48 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 35th of 109 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 918.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 281.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 637.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 487.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 466.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 195.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 103.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 98.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 55.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 49.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 55.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 37.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 31.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Costa Rica, at 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 50.48 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 35th 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.