Costa Rica vs Jordan: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Costa Rica
0.7303 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jordan
0.7414 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
108th
Jordan rank
105th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0111 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 72 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 108th and Jordan ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 4.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 1960s | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6235 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 1970s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9431 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 1980s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.8486 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8956 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.7113 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6494 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.6309 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9896 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3587 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7874 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1064 deaths per 100 live births | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 0.0111 deaths per 100 live births, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th and Jordan ranks 105th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .