What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Costa Rica and Oman?

0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Oman ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Oman?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Costa Rica vs Oman: Youth mortality rate

Costa Rica

1.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Oman

1.26 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

123rd

Oman rank

122nd

Youth mortality rate over time

Costa Rica
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 1.26 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 122nd of 199 countries.

Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.78 deaths per 100 live births	3.19 deaths per 100 live births	1.42 deaths per 100 live births	Oman
2000s	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	0.2691 deaths per 100 live births	Oman
2010s	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.37 deaths per 100 live births	0.2421 deaths per 100 live births	Oman
2020s	1.18 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	0.1095 deaths per 100 live births	Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Costa Rica or Oman?: Oman, at 1.26 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Costa Rica and Oman?: 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Oman?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Oman rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 122nd 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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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.