Brunei Darussalam vs Costa Rica: Infant mortality rate by sex
Brunei Darussalam
0.7979 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.8345 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
122nd
Costa Rica rank
119th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8345 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7979 deaths per 100 live births in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.0366 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 122nd and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.94 deaths per 100 live births | 7.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9519 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1960s | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4097 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.8957 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2415 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.7435 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8994 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1559 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8181 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7533 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0648 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 0.8123 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7936 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0187 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Brunei Darussalam or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8345 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7979 deaths per 100 live births in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
- 0.0366 deaths per 100 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 122nd and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .