Brunei vs Costa Rica: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Brunei
8.59 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
9.08 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Brunei rank
129th
Costa Rica rank
126th
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Brunei
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.08 per 1,000 live births against 8.59 per 1,000 live births in Brunei, a difference of 0.49 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brunei ranks 129th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.95 per 1,000 live births | 10 per 1,000 live births | 2.05 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 8.14 per 1,000 live births | 0.6581 per 1,000 live births | Brunei |
| 2020s | 8.74 per 1,000 live births | 8.59 per 1,000 live births | 0.1458 per 1,000 live births | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Brunei or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 9.08 per 1,000 live births against 8.59 per 1,000 live births in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 0.49 per 1,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Costa Rica rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Brunei ranks 129th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.