Costa Rica vs United States: Suicide rates by age who mdb

Costa Rica
11.18
in 2022
United States
10.08
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
12th
United States rank
15th

Suicide rates by age who mdb over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States
2.557.51012.5195019862022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 11.18 against 10.08 in United States, a difference of 1.1.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 12th and United States ranks 15th of 110 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States Difference Ahead
1960s 2.76 4.33 1.57 United States
1970s 4.25 7.32 3.07 United States
1980s 3.81 9.64 5.83 United States
1990s 5.49 10.16 4.67 United States
2000s 6.81 7.55 0.7344 United States
2010s 5.98 9.31 3.33 United States
2020s 8.24 10.49 2.25 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rates by age who mdb, Costa Rica or United States?
Costa Rica, at 11.18 against 10.08 in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in suicide rates by age who mdb between Costa Rica and United States?
1.1, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for suicide rates by age who mdb?
Costa Rica ranks 12th and United States ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suicide rates by age who mdb. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rates by age who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,805 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed