Cancer death rate by age group in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cancer death rate by age group was 0 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0
World rank
79th
of 111 countries
All-time high
19.68
in 1970
All-time low
0
in 1995
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Cancer death rate by age group in Costa Rica, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0 for cancer death rate by age group in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Costa Rica peaked at 19.68 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1995.
Costa Rica ranks 79th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rate by age group in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.69 | — |
| 1962 | 3.34 | +97.3% |
| 1963 | 4.94 | +47.8% |
| 1964 | 1.71 | -65.4% |
| 1965 | 5.13 | +199.5% |
| 1966 | 3.4 | -33.8% |
| 1967 | 13.77 | +305.5% |
| 1968 | 7.04 | -48.9% |
| 1969 | 10.85 | +54.1% |
| 1970 | 19.68 | +81.4% |
| 1971 | 3.67 | -81.4% |
| 1972 | 1.96 | -46.7% |
| 1973 | 9.92 | +406.9% |
| 1974 | 9.67 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.9 | -80.3% |
| 1976 | 12.94 | +580.6% |
| 1977 | 6.83 | -47.2% |
| 1978 | 5.85 | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 12.93 | +121.1% |
| 1980 | 4.35 | -66.4% |
| 1981 | 1.45 | -66.7% |
| 1982 | 8.45 | +483.1% |
| 1983 | 7.47 | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 6.58 | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 8.22 | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 2.67 | -67.5% |
| 1987 | 11.49 | +329.9% |
| 1988 | 12.42 | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 5.88 | -52.7% |
| 1990 | 6.13 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 6.14 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 7.29 | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 4.83 | -33.7% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | -50.2% |
| 1995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 1.26 | — |
| 1997 | 1.26 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.06 | +301.0% |
| 1999 | 5.09 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.29 | -74.7% |
| 2001 | 2.63 | +104.1% |
| 2002 | 2.71 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 2.86 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 1.45 | — |
| 2007 | 1.43 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.38 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.1 | +196.7% |
| 2011 | 5.44 | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 2.72 | -49.9% |
| 2013 | 5.48 | +101.2% |
| 2014 | 4.15 | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | -66.3% |
| 2016 | 2.82 | +102.0% |
| 2017 | 1.43 | -49.4% |
| 2018 | 1.44 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.38 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.28. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.1. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +580.6% | 1.9 | 12.94 |
| 1982 | +483.1% | 1.45 | 8.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 | 1.69 | 13.77 | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.53 | 1.9 | 19.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9 | 1.45 | 12.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.95 | 0 | 7.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 0 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 | 1.38 | 5.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Costa Rica?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Costa Rica was 0 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.68 in 1970.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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