Costa Rica vs Ireland: Child mortality, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
2.97 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ireland
2.63 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
9th
Ireland rank
10th
Child mortality, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.97 % change on previous year against 2.63 % change on previous year in Ireland, a difference of 0.34 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 10th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.69 % change on previous year | -4.18 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -2.43 % change on previous year | -4.59 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | -10.24 % change on previous year | -3.79 % change on previous year | 6.46 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 1980s | -3.88 % change on previous year | -4.72 % change on previous year | 0.8408 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -2.65 % change on previous year | -2.67 % change on previous year | 0.0212 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -2.36 % change on previous year | -5.13 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -1.59 % change on previous year | -2.32 % change on previous year | 0.7262 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 0.0743 % change on previous year | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Ireland?
- Costa Rica, at 2.97 % change on previous year against 2.63 % change on previous year in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 0.34 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 10th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.