Australia vs Costa Rica: Suicide rate, by age
Australia
0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.6572 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
50th
Costa Rica rank
47th
Suicide rate, by age over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6572 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.0334 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2233 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.385 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1617 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4109 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5374 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1265 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5692 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6543 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0851 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6572 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0334 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
- Australia ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 0-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.