Child mortality rate by sex in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Child mortality rate by sex was 0.9528 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.9528 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
120th
of 199 countries
All-time high
12.63 deaths per 100 live births
in 1950
All-time low
0.8221 deaths per 100 live births
in 2016
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Child mortality rate by sex in Costa Rica, 1950–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9528 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate by sex in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate by sex in Costa Rica peaked at 12.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.8221 deaths per 100 live births, in 2016.
Costa Rica ranks 120th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality rate by sex in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 12.63 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1951 | 12.51 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 12.39 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 12.01 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 11.71 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 11.3 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1958 | 10.14 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1959 | 9.57 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1960 | 9.11 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1961 | 8.84 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 8.73 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 8.52 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 8.27 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 7.65 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 6.94 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 5.91 deaths per 100 live births | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | -13.1% |
| 1979 | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 2 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.98 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9993 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.991 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9755 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9531 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9279 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9028 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8745 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8505 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8318 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8221 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8228 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8303 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.845 deaths per 100 live births | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8629 deaths per 100 live births | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8845 deaths per 100 live births | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9059 deaths per 100 live births | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9301 deaths per 100 live births | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9528 deaths per 100 live births | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.52 deaths per 100 live births | 9.57 deaths per 100 live births | 12.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | 9.11 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 6.94 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9755 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8661 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8221 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9531 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9072 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8629 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9528 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 118 Cape Verde 1.01 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 119 Nicaragua 1 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 121 Oman 0.9347 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 0.9183 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 El Salvador 0.9072 deaths per 100 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate by sex in Costa Rica?
- Child mortality rate by sex in Costa Rica was 0.9528 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8221 deaths per 100 live births in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for child mortality rate by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .