Brunei Darussalam vs Costa Rica: Mortality rate, infant
Brunei Darussalam
8.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
9.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
121st
Costa Rica rank
118th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.1 per 1,000 live births against 8.6 per 1,000 live births in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.5 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 197 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 | 45.56 per 1,000 live births | 67.62 per 1,000 live births | 22.06 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 26.03 per 1,000 live births | 40.27 per 1,000 live births | 14.24 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 12.69 per 1,000 live births | 18.23 per 1,000 live births | 5.54 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 9.64 per 1,000 live births | 12.91 per 1,000 live births | 3.27 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.97 per 1,000 live births | 9.98 per 1,000 live births | 2.01 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.81 per 1,000 live births | 8.14 per 1,000 live births | 0.67 per 1,000 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 8.74 per 1,000 live births | 8.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.16 per 1,000 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Brunei Darussalam or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 9.1 per 1,000 live births against 8.6 per 1,000 live births in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
- 0.5 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 121st and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.