Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Costa Rica

Under-five mortality rate in Costa Rica in 2024 — 10.4 per 1,000. Ranked 79 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 89.2%.

2024 10.4 per 1,000 +2.97% vs 2023
World rank 79of 196
Period maximum 96.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 8.9 per 1,0002016

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Costa Rica, 1960–2024025507510019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 96.1 per 1,0001962: 92.8 per 1,0001964: 91.6 per 1,0001966: 87.9 per 1,0001968: 81.7 per 1,0001970: 74.8 per 1,0001972: 64.5 per 1,0001974: 51.8 per 1,0001976: 39.2 per 1,0001978: 29.6 per 1,0001980: 24.4 per 1,0001982: 22.9 per 1,0001984: 22.5 per 1,0001986: 21.2 per 1,0001988: 18.9 per 1,0001990: 16.9 per 1,0001992: 15.7 per 1,0001994: 15.1 per 1,0001996: 14.7 per 1,0001998: 14.1 per 1,0002000: 13.1 per 1,0002002: 12.2 per 1,0002004: 11.5 per 1,0002006: 11.2 per 1,0002008: 10.9 per 1,0002010: 10.5 per 1,0002012: 9.8 per 1,0002014: 9.2 per 1,0002016: 8.9 per 1,0002018: 9 per 1,0002020: 9.3 per 1,0002022: 9.9 per 1,0002024: 10.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −85.7 (−89.18%) Average annual rate: -3.41 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 10.4 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 15.4 per 1,000
Central America computed 13.8 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 10.4 +0.3 +2.97%
2023 10.1 +0.2 +2.02%
2022 9.9 +0.3 +3.13%
2021 9.6 +0.3 +3.23%
2020 9.3 +0.2 +2.2%
2019 9.1 +0.1 +1.11%
2018 9 +0.1 +1.12%
2017 8.9 +0 +0%
2016 8.9 −0.1 −1.11%
2015 9 −0.2 −2.17%
2014 9.2 −0.3 −3.16%
2013 9.5 −0.3 −3.06%
2012 9.8 −0.4 −3.92%
2011 10.2 −0.3 −2.86%
2010 10.5 −0.2 −1.87%
2009 10.7 −0.2 −1.83%
2008 10.9 −0.2 −1.8%
2007 11.1 −0.1 −0.89%
2006 11.2 −0.1 −0.88%
2005 11.3 −0.2 −1.74%
2004 11.5 −0.3 −2.54%
2003 11.8 −0.4 −3.28%
2002 12.2 −0.4 −3.17%
2001 12.6 −0.5 −3.82%
2000 13.1 −0.5 −3.68%
1999 13.6 −0.5 −3.55%
1998 14.1 −0.4 −2.76%
1997 14.5 −0.2 −1.36%
1996 14.7 −0.2 −1.34%
1995 14.9 −0.2 −1.32%
1994 15.1 −0.2 −1.31%
1993 15.3 −0.4 −2.55%
1992 15.7 −0.5 −3.09%
1991 16.2 −0.7 −4.14%
1990 16.9 −0.9 −5.06%
1989 17.8 −1.1 −5.82%
1988 18.9 −1.1 −5.5%
1987 20 −1.2 −5.66%
1986 21.2 −0.8 −3.64%
1985 22 −0.5 −2.22%
1984 22.5 −0.2 −0.88%
1983 22.7 −0.2 −0.87%
1982 22.9 −0.5 −2.14%
1981 23.4 −1 −4.1%
1980 24.4 −2.1 −7.92%
1979 26.5 −3.1 −10.47%
1978 29.6 −4.2 −12.43%
1977 33.8 −5.4 −13.78%
1976 39.2 −6.2 −13.66%
1975 45.4 −6.4 −12.36%
1974 51.8 −6.5 −11.15%
1973 58.3 −6.2 −9.61%
1972 64.5 −5.6 −7.99%
1971 70.1 −4.7 −6.28%
1970 74.8 −3.7 −4.71%
1969 78.5 −3.2 −3.92%
1968 81.7 −3.1 −3.66%
1967 84.8 −3.1 −3.53%
1966 87.9 −2.3 −2.55%
1965 90.2 −1.4 −1.53%
1964 91.6 −0.8 −0.87%
1963 92.4 −0.4 −0.43%
1962 92.8 −0.9 −0.96%
1961 93.7 −2.4 −2.5%
1960 96.1

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.