Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
166th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.3593 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Costa Rica stood at 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3593 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3755 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3851 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3642 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3772 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3876 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3595 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3593 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3662 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3649 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4113 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3943 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3994 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.404 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4187 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4241 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4518 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4597 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4662 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4778 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5074 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 61% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.372 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3593 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3876 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4307 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3943 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4778 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5449 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5074 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 163 Yemen 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 164 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Sudan 0.5841 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 167 Libya 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 168 Uzbekistan 0.5791 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Kenya 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Costa Rica?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Costa Rica was 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3593 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Costa Rica ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.