Costa Rica vs Greenland: Neonatal mortality rate

Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2019
Greenland
0.5%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
133rd
Greenland rank
133rd

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greenland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Greenland ranks 133rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greenland Difference Ahead
1950s 3.3% 4.9% 1.6% Greenland
1960s 2.8% 3.6% 0.7% Greenland
1970s 1.9% 2.4% 0.5% Greenland
1980s 1.0% 1.8% 0.8% Greenland
1990s 0.9% 1.4% 0.6% Greenland
2000s 0.7% 0.9% 0.1% Greenland
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Costa Rica or Greenland?
Costa Rica, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Greenland as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Costa Rica and Greenland?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greenland?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Greenland rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Greenland ranks 133rd 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.