Prostate cancer death rate in men in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 13.28 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Costa Rica, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 13.28 for prostate cancer death rate in men in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Costa Rica peaked at 29.72 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.1, in 1964.
Costa Rica ranks 56th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.3 | — |
| 1962 | 11.67 | +25.4% |
| 1963 | 11.72 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 8.1 | -30.8% |
| 1965 | 15.96 | +96.9% |
| 1966 | 9.25 | -42.0% |
| 1967 | 12.53 | +35.4% |
| 1968 | 14.3 | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 14 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 11.37 | -18.8% |
| 1971 | 10.59 | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 10.4 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 9.24 | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 10.41 | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 12.17 | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 13.25 | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 15.03 | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 10.14 | -32.5% |
| 1979 | 13.27 | +30.9% |
| 1980 | 16.33 | +23.1% |
| 1981 | 13.75 | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 14.95 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 13.26 | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 20.81 | +56.9% |
| 1985 | 21.69 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 22.28 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 24.69 | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 26.12 | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 27.1 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 18.6 | -31.4% |
| 1991 | 20.92 | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 23.63 | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 23.44 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 22.98 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 29.72 | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 23.09 | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 19.52 | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 22.35 | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 23.18 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 24.27 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 25.02 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 20.76 | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 22.1 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 21.95 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.72 | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 18.62 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.46 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 17.93 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 20.4 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 21.6 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 17.65 | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 18.09 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 17.44 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 16.04 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 15.82 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.38 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 15.4 | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 16.62 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 14.31 | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 14.35 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 13.28 | -7.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 13.28 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.28, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 13.28 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.18, 77% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +96.9% | 8.1 | 15.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.87 | 8.1 | 15.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.59 | 9.24 | 15.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.1 | 13.26 | 27.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.74 | 18.6 | 29.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.92 | 17.93 | 25.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.28 | 13.38 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.98 | 13.28 | 14.35 | 3 |
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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 prostate cancer death rate in men in Costa Rica?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Costa Rica was 13.28 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.72 in 1995.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 in 1964.
- How does Costa Rica rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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