Brunei Darussalam vs Costa Rica: Child mortality rate
Brunei Darussalam
0.9944 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
123rd
Costa Rica rank
120th
Child mortality rate over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.04 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.0456 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 21.64 deaths per 100 live births | 13.22 deaths per 100 live births | 8.42 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1950s | 14.34 deaths per 100 live births | 11.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1960s | 6.72 deaths per 100 live births | 8.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4625 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2864 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9742 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1903 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9412 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1026 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9866 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0297 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Brunei Darussalam or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.04 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
- 0.0456 deaths per 100 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th 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 Child 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 under five years, per 100 live births .