Costa Rica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Child mortality rate
Costa Rica
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
117th
Child mortality rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 1.13 deaths per 100 live births against 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1980s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7506 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 0.9412 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8414 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2020s | 0.9866 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2502 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Costa Rica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 1.13 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 117th 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 .