Costa Rica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Infant mortality rate by sex
Costa Rica
0.8345 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.9322 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
119th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
116th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 0.9322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8345 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0977 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 119th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | 3.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1980s | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6058 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 0.8994 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8933 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 0.7533 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6886 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2020s | 0.7936 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2245 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Costa Rica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 0.9322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8345 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.0977 deaths per 100 live births, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 116th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .