Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Costa Rica
9.08
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
9.17
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
119th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
118th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.17 against 9.08 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 119th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.65 | 53.17 | 12.47 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 40.27 | 51.93 | 11.66 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 18.23 | 59.71 | 41.48 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 12.89 | 62.47 | 49.58 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 10 | 36.99 | 26.98 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 8.14 | 16.43 | 8.29 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 8.59 | 9.92 | 1.32 | Sao Tome and Principe |
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), Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.17 against 9.08 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.09, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th 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.