Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Youth mortality rate
Costa Rica
1.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kazakhstan
1.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Kazakhstan rank
125th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.24 deaths per 100 live births against 1.2 deaths per 100 live births in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Kazakhstan ranks 125th of 199 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5492 deaths per 100 live births | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0625 deaths per 100 live births | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
- Costa Rica, at 1.24 deaths per 100 live births against 1.2 deaths per 100 live births in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Kazakhstan ranks 125th 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 Youth 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 fifteen years, per 100 live births.