Costa Rica vs Singapore: Child mortality, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
2.97 % change on previous year
in 2024
Singapore
3.85 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
9th
Singapore rank
7th

Child mortality, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Singapore
-75-50-2502550193119772024

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 3.85 % change on previous year against 2.97 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.88 % change on previous year.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 7th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s -2.69 % change on previous year -6.04 % change on previous year 3.35 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1960s -2.43 % change on previous year -5.81 % change on previous year 3.38 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1970s -10.24 % change on previous year -6.2 % change on previous year 4.04 % change on previous year Singapore
1980s -3.88 % change on previous year -5.62 % change on previous year 1.75 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s -2.65 % change on previous year -6.9 % change on previous year 4.26 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s -2.36 % change on previous year -3.71 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s -1.59 % change on previous year -1.11 % change on previous year 0.4796 % change on previous year Singapore
2020s 2.71 % change on previous year 1.6 % change on previous year 1.11 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Singapore?
Singapore, at 3.85 % change on previous year against 2.97 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Singapore?
0.88 % change on previous year, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for child mortality, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 7th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Singapore: Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 27 October 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/child-mortality-annual-growth-rate/costa-rica/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/child-mortality-annual-growth-rate/costa-rica/singapore/">Costa Rica vs Singapore: Child mortality, annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Child mortality, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 15,906 data points, 1752–2024
Last refreshed

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.