What is mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica was 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people in 2013.

How does Costa Rica rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Costa Rica ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Costa Rica: Mortality rates at age 65 was 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.24 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 12.4%

World rank

198th

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.68 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

1.22 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2013

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica is 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica peaked at 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2013.

That places Costa Rica 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	3.68 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	3.62 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1952	3.56 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1953	3.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1954	3.42 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
1955	3.23 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.6%
1956	3.18 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1957	3.2 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.8%
1958	3.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
1959	3.03 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1960	3.05 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1961	2.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
1962	2.81 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.0%
1963	2.74 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1964	2.77 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
1965	2.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.1%
1966	2.7 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.6%
1967	2.74 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.4%
1968	2.68 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1969	2.53 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.6%
1970	2.51 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1971	2.4 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.4%
1972	2.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
1973	2.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1974	2.3 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1975	2.27 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1976	2.29 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1977	2.24 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1978	2.2 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1979	2.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
1980	2.07 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1981	1.99 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
1982	1.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1983	1.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1984	1.85 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1985	1.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1986	1.78 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1987	1.78 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1988	1.76 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1989	1.72 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1990	1.69 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1991	1.67 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1992	1.64 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1993	1.64 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1994	1.62 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1995	1.63 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.8%
1996	1.62 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1997	1.59 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1998	1.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1999	1.52 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
2000	1.46 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
2001	1.41 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
2002	1.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
2003	1.35 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
2004	1.35 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
2005	1.33 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
2006	1.32 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2007	1.3 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2008	1.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
2009	1.27 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
2010	1.27 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
2011	1.25 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
2012	1.24 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
2013	1.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2014	1.23 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
2015	1.24 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
2016	1.26 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.0%
2017	1.28 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.5%
2018	1.4 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.9%
2019	1.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.5%
2020	1.52 deaths per 1,000 people	+16.1%
2021	1.75 deaths per 1,000 people	+15.6%
2022	1.41 deaths per 1,000 people	-19.4%
2023	1.24 deaths per 1,000 people	-12.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.36 deaths per 1,000 people	3.03 deaths per 1,000 people	3.68 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	2.76 deaths per 1,000 people	2.53 deaths per 1,000 people	3.05 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	2.29 deaths per 1,000 people	2.12 deaths per 1,000 people	2.51 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	1.86 deaths per 1,000 people	1.72 deaths per 1,000 people	2.07 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	1.62 deaths per 1,000 people	1.52 deaths per 1,000 people	1.69 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	1.35 deaths per 1,000 people	1.27 deaths per 1,000 people	1.46 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	1.27 deaths per 1,000 people	1.22 deaths per 1,000 people	1.4 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	1.48 deaths per 1,000 people	1.24 deaths per 1,000 people	1.75 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

195 France 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people compare
196 Guadeloupe 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people compare
197 Panama 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people compare
199 Cyprus 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people compare
200 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people compare
201 Reunion 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0207 units per person (2025)
Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Costa Rica was 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people in 2013.
How does Costa Rica rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Costa Rica ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.