Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Child mortality rate
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
0.8%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
144th
Puerto Rico rank
145th
Child mortality rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Puerto Rico ranks 145th of 204 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.3% | 8.3% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 9.1% | 4.8% | 4.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Puerto Rico ranks 145th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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
Probability of death before the age of five.