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

0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Tunisia ahead.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 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 Tunisia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Costa Rica

7.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Tunisia

7.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

105th

Tunisia rank

102nd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Costa Rica
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 7.7 per 1,000 live births against 7.3 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 105th and Tunisia ranks 102nd of 197 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	29.32 per 1,000 live births	50.24 per 1,000 live births	20.92 per 1,000 live births	Tunisia
1970s	18.58 per 1,000 live births	42.53 per 1,000 live births	23.95 per 1,000 live births	Tunisia
1980s	10.61 per 1,000 live births	31.16 per 1,000 live births	20.55 per 1,000 live births	Tunisia
1990s	8.49 per 1,000 live births	23.43 per 1,000 live births	14.94 per 1,000 live births	Tunisia
2000s	7.12 per 1,000 live births	13.94 per 1,000 live births	6.82 per 1,000 live births	Tunisia
2010s	6.31 per 1,000 live births	11.88 per 1,000 live births	5.57 per 1,000 live births	Tunisia
2020s	6.82 per 1,000 live births	9.02 per 1,000 live births	2.2 per 1,000 live births	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Costa Rica or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 7.7 per 1,000 live births against 7.3 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Costa Rica and Tunisia?: 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tunisia?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Tunisia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Costa Rica ranks 105th and Tunisia ranks 102nd 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: 03 September 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.