Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 24.44 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Costa Rica is 24.44, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.0% on the previous year and up 266.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Costa Rica peaked at 24.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.54, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.17 | — |
| 2001 | 9.02 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.81 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.52 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 7.9 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 8.12 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.55 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 7.58 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.91 | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 6.54 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 7.04 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 6.67 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 6.69 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.14 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 6.83 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 7.41 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 7.59 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.53 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.54 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.18 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 13.73 | +91.4% |
| 2021 | 24.44 | +78.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 24.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 24.44 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.98, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +91.4% | 7.18 | 13.73 |
| 2021 | +78.0% | 13.73 | 24.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.01 | 6.54 | 9.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.16 | 6.67 | 7.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.09 | 13.73 | 24.44 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Costa Rica was 24.44 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.54 in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.6%. 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, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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