Brazil vs Costa Rica: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Brazil
7.12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
7.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
117th
Costa Rica rank
114th
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 7.12 per 1,000 live births in Brazil, a difference of 0.18 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 117th and Costa Rica ranks 114th of 213 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.48 per 1,000 live births | 7.11 per 1,000 live births | 7.37 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9.88 per 1,000 live births | 6.31 per 1,000 live births | 3.58 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.21 per 1,000 live births | 6.81 per 1,000 live births | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 7.12 per 1,000 live births in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.18 per 1,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Brazil ranks 117th and Costa Rica ranks 114th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.