Death rate from falls in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Death rate from falls was 2.34 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
2.34
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
165th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.69
in 2016
All-time low
1.59
in 2014
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Death rate from falls in Costa Rica, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from falls in Costa Rica stood at 2.34.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Costa Rica peaked at 2.69 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 165th out of 192 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 | 1.72 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.59 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 1.99 | 2.34 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 162 Dominican Republic 2.5 compare
- 163 Honduras 2.44 compare
- 164 Bangladesh 2.38 compare
- 166 Moldova 2.21 compare
- 166 United Arab Emirates 2.21 compare
- 168 Bahrain 2.12 compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 40,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,873 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Costa Rica?
- Death rate from falls in Costa Rica was 2.34 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 in 2016.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for death rate from falls?
- Costa Rica ranks 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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