Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Neonatal mortality rate

Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2019
El Salvador
0.5%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
133rd
El Salvador rank
132nd

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 70 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 133rd and El Salvador ranks 132nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 3.3% 5.4% 2.2% El Salvador
1960s 2.8% 4.4% 1.6% El Salvador
1970s 1.9% 3.4% 1.5% El Salvador
1980s 1.0% 2.4% 1.4% El Salvador
1990s 0.9% 1.6% 0.7% El Salvador
2000s 0.7% 1.1% 0.3% El Salvador
2010s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and El Salvador ranks 132nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.