Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Costa Rica
0.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.94 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
118th
Nicaragua rank
116th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.94 per 1,000 live births against 0.91 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 195 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.76 per 1,000 live births | 12.97 per 1,000 live births | 6.21 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 4.03 per 1,000 live births | 11.13 per 1,000 live births | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.82 per 1,000 live births | 6.83 per 1,000 live births | 5.01 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | 4.49 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.998 per 1,000 live births | 2.61 per 1,000 live births | 1.62 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.814 per 1,000 live births | 1.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.768 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.858 per 1,000 live births | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | 0.322 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.94 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 Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.03 per 1,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 116th 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.