Costa Rica vs Denmark: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Costa Rica
3.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Denmark
2.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Denmark rank
75th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Denmark ranks 75th of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 32.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 21.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 12.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Costa Rica, at 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Denmark ranks 75th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries 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 unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.