Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Stomach cancer death rate
Costa Rica
8.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Lithuania
8.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
18th
Lithuania rank
16th
Stomach cancer death rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 8.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Lithuania ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 30.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1103 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stomach cancer death rate, Costa Rica or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 8.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stomach cancer death rate between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for stomach cancer death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Lithuania ranks 16th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Stomach cancer death rate. 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 stomach cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.