Barbados vs Costa Rica: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)

Barbados
9.05
in 2024
Costa Rica
9.08
in 2024
Barbados rank
120th
Costa Rica rank
119th

Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time

  • Barbados
  • Costa Rica
050100150194919862024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.08 against 9.05 in Barbados, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 200 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1940s 152.02 91.73 60.29 Barbados
1950s 114.69 85.81 28.88 Barbados
1960s 54.35 67.63 13.28 Costa Rica
1970s 32.73 40.27 7.53 Costa Rica
1980s 19.93 18.23 1.7 Barbados
1990s 13.96 12.89 1.06 Barbados
2000s 13.24 10 3.23 Barbados
2010s 11.76 8.14 3.62 Barbados
2020s 9.65 8.59 1.05 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Barbados or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 9.08 against 9.05 in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Barbados and Costa Rica?
0.03, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
Barbados ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 13,719 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed