Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Costa Rica
10.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
11.24 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
126th
Nicaragua rank
124th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 11.24 per 1,000 live births against 10.41 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.83 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 124th of 213 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.65 per 1,000 live births | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | 18.86 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 9.41 per 1,000 live births | 18.09 per 1,000 live births | 8.68 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 9.87 per 1,000 live births | 13.54 per 1,000 live births | 3.67 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 11.24 per 1,000 live births against 10.41 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.83 per 1,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 124th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.