Costa Rica vs Italy: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group

Costa Rica
3.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
2.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Italy rank
76th

Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Italy ranks 76th 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 Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 37.43 deaths per 100,000 people 14.46 deaths per 100,000 people 22.97 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1970s 32.1 deaths per 100,000 people 17.22 deaths per 100,000 people 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 21.15 deaths per 100,000 people 16.51 deaths per 100,000 people 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 12.74 deaths per 100,000 people 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2000s 11.13 deaths per 100,000 people 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2020s 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people 1.98 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 Italy?
Costa Rica, at 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Costa Rica and Italy?
0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Italy ranks 76th 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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Indicator
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
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, 4,797 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.