Brunei Darussalam vs Costa Rica: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Brunei Darussalam
0.86 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
121st
Costa Rica rank
118th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.91 per 1,000 live births against 0.86 per 1,000 live births in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 121st and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.56 per 1,000 live births | 6.76 per 1,000 live births | 2.21 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.03 per 1,000 live births | 1.42 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.27 per 1,000 live births | 1.82 per 1,000 live births | 0.554 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.964 per 1,000 live births | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.327 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.797 per 1,000 live births | 0.998 per 1,000 live births | 0.201 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.881 per 1,000 live births | 0.814 per 1,000 live births | 0.067 per 1,000 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 0.874 per 1,000 live births | 0.858 per 1,000 live births | 0.016 per 1,000 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Brunei Darussalam or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.91 per 1,000 live births against 0.86 per 1,000 live births in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
- 0.05 per 1,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 121st 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.