Costa Rica Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Costa Rica infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Costa Rica in 2024 is 6.162 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.58% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Costa Rica in 2023 was 6.325 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.05% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Costa Rica in 2022 was 6.524 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.95% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Costa Rica in 2021 was 6.722 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.88% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2024 Infant Mortality Rate
Equatorial Guinea 57.060
Turkmenistan 38.869
Gabon 30.391
Namibia 26.414
Botswana 26.152
Guyana 24.354
Venezuela 23.903
South Africa 23.129
Dominican Republic 22.354
Iraq 20.661
Azerbaijan 18.386
Algeria 17.883
Fiji 17.782
Paraguay 17.180
Guatemala 16.833
Suriname 15.073
Grenada 14.107
Jordan 12.507
Mexico 12.218
Samoa 11.391
Ecuador 11.345
Belize 11.142
Colombia 10.764
Brazil 10.730
Tonga 10.726
Jamaica 10.481
Peru 10.397
Iran 10.152
Mauritius 9.523
Armenia 9.147
North Macedonia 8.981
Lebanon 8.779
Libya 8.744
China 8.165
Albania 7.056
Turkey 7.038
Thailand 6.511
Kazakhstan 6.373
Costa Rica 6.162
Romania 5.656
Bulgaria 5.304
Maldives 5.078
Malaysia 5.057
Russia 4.674
Serbia 4.071
Cuba 4.027
Belarus 2.403
Montenegro 2.268
Costa Rica - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2024 6.162 -2.580%
2023 6.325 -3.050%
2022 6.524 -2.950%
2021 6.722 -2.880%
2020 6.921 -2.780%
2019 7.119 -2.720%
2018 7.318 -5.220%
2017 7.721 -4.960%
2016 8.124 -4.730%
2015 8.527 -4.510%
2014 8.930 -4.320%
2013 9.333 -1.460%
2012 9.471 -1.440%
2011 9.609 -1.420%
2010 9.747 -1.400%
2009 9.885 -1.380%
2008 10.023 -1.700%
2007 10.196 -1.680%
2006 10.370 -1.640%
2005 10.543 -1.620%
2004 10.717 -1.590%
2003 10.890 -2.640%
2002 11.185 -2.570%
2001 11.480 -2.510%
2000 11.775 -2.440%
1999 12.070 -2.390%
1998 12.365 -3.430%
1997 12.804 -3.320%
1996 13.244 -3.210%
1995 13.683 -3.120%
1994 14.123 -3.010%
1993 14.562 -3.700%
1992 15.122 -3.580%
1991 15.683 -3.450%
1990 16.243 -3.340%
1989 16.804 -3.230%
1988 17.364 -5.730%
1987 18.419 -5.420%
1986 19.475 -5.140%
1985 20.530 -4.890%
1984 21.586 -4.660%
1983 22.641 -9.910%
1982 25.132 -9.020%
1981 27.624 -8.270%
1980 30.115 -7.640%
1979 32.607 -7.100%
1978 35.098 -10.730%
1977 39.315 -9.690%
1976 43.532 -8.830%
1975 47.750 -8.110%
1974 51.967 -7.510%
1973 56.184 -4.570%
1972 58.877 -4.370%
1971 61.570 -4.190%
1970 64.262 -4.020%
1969 66.955 -3.870%
1968 69.648 -3.440%
1967 72.128 -3.330%
1966 74.609 -3.220%
1965 77.089 -3.120%
1964 79.570 -3.020%
1963 82.050 -2.500%
1962 84.153 -2.440%
1961 86.256 -2.380%
1960 88.359 -2.320%
1959 90.462 -2.270%
1958 92.565 -2.260%
1957 94.704 -2.210%
1956 96.843 -2.160%
1955 98.983 -2.120%
1954 101.122 -2.070%
1953 103.261 -2.030%
1952 105.400 -1.990%
1951 107.539 -1.950%
1950 109.679 0.000%