Brunei vs Costa Rica: Child mortality
Brunei
0.99
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.04
in 2024
Brunei rank
123rd
Costa Rica rank
120th
Child mortality over time
- Brunei
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.04 against 0.99 in Brunei, a difference of 0.05.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 21.64 | 13.22 | 8.42 | Brunei |
| 1950s | 14.34 | 11.98 | 2.36 | Brunei |
| 1960s | 6.73 | 8.9 | 2.17 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.66 | 4.94 | 1.28 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.69 | 2.16 | 0.463 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.22 | 1.51 | 0.286 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.973 | 1.16 | 0.191 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.941 | 0.102 | Brunei |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 0.986 | 0.032 | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Brunei or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.04 against 0.99 in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 0.05, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Costa Rica rank globally for child mortality?
- Brunei ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.