Costa Rica vs Malta: Infant mortality rates
Costa Rica
0.6494
in 2023
Malta
0.6233
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
152nd
Malta rank
154th
Infant mortality rates over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6494 against 0.6233 in Malta, a difference of 0.0261.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Malta ranks 154th of 229 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.14 | 5.51 | 3.63 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 7.04 | 3.11 | 3.93 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 4.02 | 1.87 | 2.14 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.85 | 1.17 | 0.6783 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 0.915 | 0.385 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5555 | 0.445 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.7935 | 0.6017 | 0.1918 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6705 | 0.5095 | 0.161 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6494 against 0.6233 in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.0261, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Malta ranks 154th 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.