Costa Rica vs Thailand: Youth mortality rate
Costa Rica
1.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Thailand
1.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Thailand rank
120th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.32 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Thailand ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.26 deaths per 100 live births | 13.81 deaths per 100 live births | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1970s | 5.48 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 4.19 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9973 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5392 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1865 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.32 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 Thailand?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Thailand ranks 120th 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.