Liver cancer death rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Liver cancer death rate was 5.2 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Liver cancer death rate in Costa Rica, 1980–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liver cancer death rate in Costa Rica is 5.2, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Costa Rica peaked at 8.77 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 1996.
That places Costa Rica 24th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Liver cancer death rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.92 | — |
| 1981 | 3.93 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 6.3 | +60.1% |
| 1983 | 6.7 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 5.94 | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 8.12 | +36.6% |
| 1986 | 5.62 | -30.8% |
| 1987 | 7.83 | +39.2% |
| 1988 | 8.77 | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 7.54 | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 6.46 | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 2.61 | -59.6% |
| 1992 | 3.93 | +50.8% |
| 1993 | 2.76 | -29.8% |
| 1994 | 2.48 | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 2.23 | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 2.09 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 6.09 | +191.2% |
| 1998 | 6.04 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 5.64 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 5.4 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 5.71 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 6.14 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 6.07 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.96 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.75 | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 4.44 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 4.24 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.18 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.37 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.29 | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 5.22 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.42 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.55 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.21 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 5.74 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 5.67 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.75 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.85 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.29 | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 5.78 | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 5.6 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.2 | -7.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 5.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 5.2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.96, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +191.2% | 2.09 | 6.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.47 | 3.92 | 8.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.03 | 2.09 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 | 4.18 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 | 5.21 | 7.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.53 | 5.2 | 5.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Costa Rica?
- Liver cancer death rate in Costa Rica was 5.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 in 1988.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 1996.
- How does Costa Rica rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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