Barbados vs Costa Rica: Infant mortality by sex
Barbados
0.9742
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.9774
in 2024
Barbados rank
121st
Costa Rica rank
120th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9774 against 0.9742 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0032.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 121st and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.24 | 9.14 | 3.1 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 5.91 | 7.34 | 1.43 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.6 | 4.45 | 0.8533 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.18 | 2.05 | 0.1281 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.51 | 1.43 | 0.0731 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.41 | 1.1 | 0.3173 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 0.872 | 0.3913 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 0.9214 | 0.1159 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9774 against 0.9742 in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.0032, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.