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
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) β 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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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.