What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Costa Rica and Iran?

0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Iran ahead.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 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, under-5, male (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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)

Costa Rica

11.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iran

11.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

118th

Iran rank

117th

Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) over time

Costa Rica
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 11.9 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

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

Across all 54 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 118th and Iran ranks 117th of 197 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1970s	50.92 per 1,000 live births	152.81 per 1,000 live births	101.89 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1980s	24.18 per 1,000 live births	81.96 per 1,000 live births	57.78 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1990s	16.76 per 1,000 live births	48.46 per 1,000 live births	31.7 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2000s	12.79 per 1,000 live births	28.62 per 1,000 live births	15.83 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2010s	10.11 per 1,000 live births	16.68 per 1,000 live births	6.57 per 1,000 live births	Iran
2020s	10.62 per 1,000 live births	12.72 per 1,000 live births	2.1 per 1,000 live births	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Costa Rica or Iran?: Iran, at 11.9 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Costa Rica and Iran?: 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Costa Rica ranks 118th and Iran ranks 117th 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, under-5, male (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, under-5, male (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.