Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1

Costa Rica
10.41
in 2024
Nicaragua
11.24
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
26th
Nicaragua rank
25th

Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 11.24 against 10.41 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.83.

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 26th and Nicaragua ranks 25th of 36 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 111.36 196.18 84.83 Nicaragua
1960s 88.97 184.8 95.83 Nicaragua
1970s 49.4 153.48 104.08 Nicaragua
1980s 21.58 85.45 63.88 Nicaragua
1990s 15.11 53.93 38.82 Nicaragua
2000s 11.65 30.5 18.86 Nicaragua
2010s 9.41 18.09 8.68 Nicaragua
2020s 9.87 13.54 3.67 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 11.24 against 10.41 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0.83, 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 under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1?
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Nicaragua ranks 25th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 2,538 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed