Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Probability of dying that year, among males
Costa Rica
0.7%
in 2023
Malaysia
0.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
157th
Malaysia rank
156th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 157th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.6% | 10.0% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Costa Rica ranks 157th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.