Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Child mortality rate
Costa Rica
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Nicaragua rank
118th
Child mortality rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.12 deaths per 100 live births against 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.14 deaths per 100 live births | 19.62 deaths per 100 live births | 8.48 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 8.9 deaths per 100 live births | 18.48 deaths per 100 live births | 9.58 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 15.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10.41 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 8.55 deaths per 100 live births | 6.39 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.9412 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8678 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.9866 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3672 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.12 deaths per 100 live births against 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .