Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Infant mortality rates
Costa Rica
0.6494
in 2023
Kuwait
0.7246
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
152nd
Kuwait rank
151st
Infant mortality rates over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.7246 against 0.6494 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0752.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Kuwait ranks 151st of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.14 | 13.29 | 4.15 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 7.04 | 8 | 0.9673 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 4.02 | 4.33 | 0.3163 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.85 | 2.16 | 0.3039 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0017 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.01 | 0.0047 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.7935 | 0.8094 | 0.0159 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.6705 | 0.7334 | 0.0629 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.7246 against 0.6494 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.0752, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Kuwait ranks 151st of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.