Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases was 6,197 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6,197 deaths for number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Costa Rica peaked at 6,319 deaths in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,451 deaths, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 135th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,700 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 4,838 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4,565 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 4,451 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 4,752 deaths | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 4,506 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 4,862 deaths | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 4,693 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 4,729 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,836 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5,552 deaths | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 5,415 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5,698 deaths | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 5,610 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5,979 deaths | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 5,687 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 5,844 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 6,016 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 6,319 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 6,137 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5,768 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 6,197 deaths | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,693 deaths | 4,451 deaths | 4,862 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,826 deaths | 5,415 deaths | 6,319 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,982 deaths | 5,768 deaths | 6,197 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Costa Rica?
- Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Costa Rica was 6,197 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6,319 deaths in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,451 deaths in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes.