Barbados vs Costa Rica: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Barbados
0.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Barbados rank
118th
Costa Rica rank
118th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.91 per 1,000 live births against 0.91 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Barbados ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.44 per 1,000 live births | 6.76 per 1,000 live births | 1.33 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.27 per 1,000 live births | 4.03 per 1,000 live births | 0.753 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.99 per 1,000 live births | 1.82 per 1,000 live births | 0.17 per 1,000 live births | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.106 per 1,000 live births | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.998 per 1,000 live births | 0.325 per 1,000 live births | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | 0.814 per 1,000 live births | 0.363 per 1,000 live births | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.964 per 1,000 live births | 0.858 per 1,000 live births | 0.106 per 1,000 live births | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at 0.91 per 1,000 live births against 0.91 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Barbados ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.