Costa Rica vs Romania: Child mortality rate

Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2019
Romania
0.8%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
144th
Romania rank
142nd

Child mortality rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 144th and Romania ranks 142nd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 12.3% 10.7% 1.7% Costa Rica
1960s 9.1% 6.6% 2.6% Costa Rica
1970s 5.1% 4.3% 0.7% Costa Rica
1980s 2.1% 3.3% 1.2% Romania
1990s 1.6% 2.7% 1.2% Romania
2000s 1.2% 1.7% 0.6% Romania
2010s 0.9% 1.0% 0.0% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Costa Rica or Romania?
Romania, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Costa Rica and Romania?
0.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for child mortality rate?
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Romania ranks 142nd 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

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death before the age of five.