Crude death rate caused by intentional injuries in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Crude death rate caused by intentional injuries was 20.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.7
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
20.7
in 2022
All-time low
5.03
in 1965
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Crude death rate caused by intentional injuries in Costa Rica, 1961–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, crude death rate caused by intentional injuries in Costa Rica stood at 20.7. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate caused by intentional injuries in Costa Rica peaked at 20.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.03, in 1965.
Costa Rica ranks 16th of 27 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.
Crude death rate caused by intentional injuries in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.39 | — |
| 1962 | 5.81 | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 6.69 | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 6.25 | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 5.03 | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 7.14 | +41.8% |
| 1967 | 5.72 | -19.8% |
| 1968 | 5.08 | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 6.11 | +20.3% |
| 1970 | 7 | +14.6% |
| 1971 | 7.29 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 6.57 | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 5.93 | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 7.49 | +26.4% |
| 1975 | 8.86 | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 11.24 | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 8.74 | -22.2% |
| 1978 | 7.86 | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 7.28 | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 11.22 | +54.2% |
| 1981 | 8.94 | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 8.18 | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 9.5 | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 9.04 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 9.85 | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 9 | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 8.99 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 9.04 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 10.15 | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 9.72 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 8.29 | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 9.87 | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 10.12 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 10.4 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 10.97 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 11.15 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.57 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 11.49 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 12.07 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 12.21 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 11.15 | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 12.61 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 14.48 | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 13.89 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.42 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 15.58 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 12.26 | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 14.65 | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 15.29 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 17.39 | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 16.32 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 14.16 | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 14.34 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.83 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 17.27 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 17.53 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 16.79 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 19.22 | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 18.33 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 17 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 18.47 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 20.7 | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.91 | 5.03 | 7.14 | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.83 | 5.93 | 11.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.39 | 8.18 | 11.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.47 | 8.29 | 12.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.55 | 11.15 | 15.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.62 | 14.16 | 19.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.72 | 17 | 20.7 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate caused by intentional injuries in Costa Rica?
- Crude death rate caused by intentional injuries in Costa Rica was 20.7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest crude death rate caused by intentional injuries recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest crude death rate caused by intentional injuries recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 in 1965.
- How does Costa Rica rank for crude death rate caused by intentional injuries?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
- Is crude death rate caused by intentional injuries rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Crude death rate caused by intentional injuries (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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