Cook Islands vs Costa Rica: Neonatal mortality rate
Cook Islands
0.7188 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
113th
Costa Rica rank
112th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.7188 Deaths per 1000 live births in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.001 Deaths per 1000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 112th of 199 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.28 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.9267 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.3533 Deaths per 1000 live births | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.848 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.3542 Deaths per 1000 live births | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0.8388 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.7114 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.1274 Deaths per 1000 live births | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.7128 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6297 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.083 Deaths per 1000 live births | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.738 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6794 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0586 Deaths per 1000 live births | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Cook Islands or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.7188 Deaths per 1000 live births in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Cook Islands and Costa Rica?
- 0.001 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Costa Rica rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 112th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.