Costa Rica vs Eastern and Southern Africa: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate

Costa Rica
0.7449 % change on previous year
in 2024
Eastern and Southern Africa
-3.16 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
21st
Eastern and Southern Africa rank
18th

Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Eastern and Southern Africa
-20-1001020195619902024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7449 % change on previous year against -3.16 % change on previous year in Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 3.9 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 18th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Eastern and Southern Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1980s -1.58 % change on previous year 1.23 % change on previous year 2.81 % change on previous year Eastern and Southern Africa
1990s -3.1 % change on previous year 0.0978 % change on previous year 3.19 % change on previous year Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s -3.04 % change on previous year -3.18 % change on previous year 0.1405 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s -2.78 % change on previous year -2.47 % change on previous year 0.3097 % change on previous year Eastern and Southern Africa
2020s -2.02 % change on previous year -0.2719 % change on previous year 1.74 % change on previous year Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Eastern and Southern Africa?
Costa Rica, at 0.7449 % change on previous year against -3.16 % change on previous year in Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Eastern and Southern Africa?
3.9 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eastern and Southern Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 18th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 13,339 data points, 1956–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.