Costa Rica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Child mortality

Costa Rica
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
118th

Child mortality over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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How they compare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 1.13 deaths per 100 live births against 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 118th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 13 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Difference Ahead
1800s 44.11 deaths per 100 live births 45.17 deaths per 100 live births 1.06 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1810s 44.11 deaths per 100 live births 42.67 deaths per 100 live births 1.44 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1820s 44.11 deaths per 100 live births 40.31 deaths per 100 live births 3.8 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1830s 44.11 deaths per 100 live births 38.08 deaths per 100 live births 6.03 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1840s 44.11 deaths per 100 live births 35.97 deaths per 100 live births 8.14 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1850s 44.11 deaths per 100 live births 33.98 deaths per 100 live births 10.13 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1860s 44.11 deaths per 100 live births 32.1 deaths per 100 live births 12.01 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1870s 44.11 deaths per 100 live births 30.32 deaths per 100 live births 13.79 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1880s 44.11 deaths per 100 live births 28.65 deaths per 100 live births 15.47 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1890s 41.18 deaths per 100 live births 27.06 deaths per 100 live births 14.12 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1900s 37.84 deaths per 100 live births 25.56 deaths per 100 live births 12.28 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1910s 36.81 deaths per 100 live births 24.15 deaths per 100 live births 12.66 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1920s 32.43 deaths per 100 live births 22.81 deaths per 100 live births 9.62 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1930s 25.27 deaths per 100 live births 21.55 deaths per 100 live births 3.72 deaths per 100 live births Costa Rica
1940s 18.2 deaths per 100 live births 20.36 deaths per 100 live births 2.15 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1950s 11.98 deaths per 100 live births 17.17 deaths per 100 live births 5.19 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1960s 8.9 deaths per 100 live births 9.63 deaths per 100 live births 0.7376 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1970s 4.94 deaths per 100 live births 7.03 deaths per 100 live births 2.09 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1980s 2.16 deaths per 100 live births 3.6 deaths per 100 live births 1.44 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1990s 1.51 deaths per 100 live births 2.26 deaths per 100 live births 0.7506 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2000s 1.16 deaths per 100 live births 2.26 deaths per 100 live births 1.09 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2010s 0.9412 deaths per 100 live births 1.78 deaths per 100 live births 0.8414 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2020s 0.9866 deaths per 100 live births 1.24 deaths per 100 live births 0.2502 deaths per 100 live births Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Costa Rica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 1.13 deaths per 100 live births against 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for child mortality?
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 118th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.