What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Costa Rica and Iran?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Iran: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Costa Rica

7.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iran

7.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

105th

Iran rank

108th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

Costa Rica
Iran

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 7.2 per 1,000 live births in Iran, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iran ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 105th and Iran ranks 108th of 197 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.2 per 1,000 live births	25.5 per 1,000 live births	16.3 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1990s	8.49 per 1,000 live births	22.1 per 1,000 live births	13.61 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2000s	7.12 per 1,000 live births	16.46 per 1,000 live births	9.34 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2010s	6.31 per 1,000 live births	10.38 per 1,000 live births	4.07 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2020s	6.82 per 1,000 live births	7.74 per 1,000 live births	0.92 per 1,000 live births	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Costa Rica or Iran?: Costa Rica, at 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 7.2 per 1,000 live births in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Costa Rica and Iran?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Costa Rica ranks 105th and Iran ranks 108th 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.