Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
78.07 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
83rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
165.92 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1988
All-time low
78.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Costa Rica, 1961–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Costa Rica stood at 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Costa Rica peaked at 165.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 1988 and was at its lowest, 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142.07 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1962 | 146.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 159.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 156.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 159.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 156.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 158.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 158.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 146.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 137.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 136.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 148.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 125.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 139.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 137.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 135.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 135.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 139.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 134.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 140.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 155.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 127.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 155.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 162.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 158.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 163.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 165.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 156.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 133.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 135.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 140.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 138.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 135.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 135.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 116.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 109.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 110.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 110.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 104.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 110.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 99.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 103.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 103.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 95.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 88.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 85.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 85.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 92.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 90.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 90.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 87.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 87.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 89.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 95.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 83.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 142.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 159.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 136.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 148.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 152.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 127.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 165.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 80 Switzerland 79.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Colombia 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Republic of Korea 78.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Paraguay 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Georgia 75.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Türkiye 75.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Costa Rica?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Costa Rica was 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 165.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 1988.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.