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