What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Costa Rica and Iran?

0.0204 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?

35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.

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.

Costa Rica vs Iran: Neonatal mortality rate

Costa Rica

0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Iran

0.7402 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

112th

Iran rank

111th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Costa Rica
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.7402 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0204 Deaths per 1000 live births.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 112th and Iran ranks 111th of 199 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.9267 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.58 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.66 Deaths per 1000 live births	Iran
1990s	0.848 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.23 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.39 Deaths per 1000 live births	Iran
2000s	0.7114 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.64 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9293 Deaths per 1000 live births	Iran
2010s	0.6297 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.03 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.4032 Deaths per 1000 live births	Iran
2020s	0.6794 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.7809 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.1015 Deaths per 1000 live births	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Costa Rica or Iran?: Iran, at 0.7402 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.7198 Deaths per 1000 live births in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Costa Rica and Iran?: 0.0204 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Costa Rica ranks 112th and Iran ranks 111th 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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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.