Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality rate

Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2019
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
144th
Sri Lanka rank
147th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
051015195019842019

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 12.3% 12.8% 0.5% Sri Lanka
1960s 9.1% 8.4% 0.7% Costa Rica
1970s 5.1% 6.3% 1.3% Sri Lanka
1980s 2.1% 3.4% 1.3% Sri Lanka
1990s 1.6% 2.2% 0.7% Sri Lanka
2000s 1.2% 1.5% 0.4% Sri Lanka
2010s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for child mortality rate?
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th 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.