Barbados vs Costa Rica: Neonatal mortality rate
Barbados
0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Barbados rank
115th
Costa Rica rank
112th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births in Barbados, a difference of 0.0327 Deaths per 1000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 115th and Costa Rica ranks 112th of 199 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.04 Deaths per 1000 live births | 2.81 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2254 Deaths per 1000 live births | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2.33 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.85 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.4762 Deaths per 1000 live births | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.48 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.06 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.4198 Deaths per 1000 live births | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.9892 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.848 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.1412 Deaths per 1000 live births | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.953 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.7114 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2416 Deaths per 1000 live births | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.8776 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6297 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2479 Deaths per 1000 live births | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.7213 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6794 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0419 Deaths per 1000 live births | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.0327 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Barbados ranks 115th and Costa Rica ranks 112th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.