China vs Costa Rica: Child mortality rate
China
0.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2023
China rank
160th
Costa Rica rank
159th
Child mortality rate over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 160th and Costa Rica ranks 159th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.3% | 11.9% | 7.4% | China |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 8.9% | 7.7% | China |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 4.9% | 3.9% | China |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 2.2% | 3.5% | China |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 1.5% | 3.1% | China |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.4% | China |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.2% | China |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.7% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for child mortality rate?
- China ranks 160th and Costa Rica ranks 159th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.