Deaths from road injuries in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Deaths from road injuries was 798 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
798
Change on year
up 30.6%
World rank
96th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,028
in 2016
All-time low
611
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths from road injuries in Costa Rica is 798, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Costa Rica peaked at 1,028 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 611, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 96th of 192 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.
Deaths from road injuries in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 772 | — |
| 2001 | 766 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 767 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 706 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 715 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 675 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 780 | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 717 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 751 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 721 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 705 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 676 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 767 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 695 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 746 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 893 | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 1,028 | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 925 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 935 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 920 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 611 | -33.6% |
| 2021 | 798 | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 737 | 675 | 780 | 10 |
| 2010s | 829 | 676 | 1,028 | 10 |
| 2020s | 704.5 | 611 | 798 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Costa Rica?
- Deaths from road injuries in Costa Rica was 798 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,028 in 2016.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 611 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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