What is the difference in reported suicide rates between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?

0.13 deaths per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?

40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Reported suicide rates

Costa Rica

8.21 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Kazakhstan

8.08 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

41st

Kazakhstan rank

42nd

Reported suicide rates over time

Costa Rica
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8.21 deaths per 100,000 population against 8.08 deaths per 100,000 population in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 population.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 41st and Kazakhstan ranks 42nd of 111 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.67 deaths per 100,000 population	22.08 deaths per 100,000 population	16.41 deaths per 100,000 population	Kazakhstan
1990s	5.91 deaths per 100,000 population	26.53 deaths per 100,000 population	20.62 deaths per 100,000 population	Kazakhstan
2000s	6.67 deaths per 100,000 population	27.31 deaths per 100,000 population	20.64 deaths per 100,000 population	Kazakhstan
2010s	6.37 deaths per 100,000 population	17.23 deaths per 100,000 population	10.86 deaths per 100,000 population	Kazakhstan
2020s	7.25 deaths per 100,000 population	10.73 deaths per 100,000 population	3.48 deaths per 100,000 population	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?: Costa Rica, at 8.21 deaths per 100,000 population against 8.08 deaths per 100,000 population in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for reported suicide rates?: Costa Rica ranks 41st and Kazakhstan ranks 42nd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported suicide rates
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported annual death rate from self-inflicted injuries per 100,000 people, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates. To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized.