Costa Rica vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Costa Rica
0.0176 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of
0.0171 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
129th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
130th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Costa Rica
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0176 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0171 under-five deaths per woman in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 130th of 200 countries.
Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7121 under-five deaths per woman | 2.47 under-five deaths per woman | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1960s | 0.4165 under-five deaths per woman | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1970s | 0.2001 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8154 under-five deaths per woman | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1980s | 0.0751 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5058 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4307 under-five deaths per woman | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1990s | 0.0431 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1603 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1172 under-five deaths per woman | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2000s | 0.0248 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0512 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0264 under-five deaths per woman | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2010s | 0.017 under-five deaths per woman | 0.031 under-five deaths per woman | 0.014 under-five deaths per woman | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.0162 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0032 under-five deaths per woman | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Costa Rica or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0176 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0171 under-five deaths per woman in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Costa Rica and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 130th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).