Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Neonatal mortality rate

Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
0.5%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
133rd
Puerto Rico rank
136th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Puerto Rico
01234195019842019

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 136th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 3.3% 3.8% 0.5% Puerto Rico
1960s 2.8% 2.8% 0.0% Costa Rica
1970s 1.9% 1.8% 0.1% Costa Rica
1980s 1.0% 1.2% 0.2% Puerto Rico
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Puerto Rico
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Costa Rica
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
Costa Rica, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 136th 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.