Child mortality vs population growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Child mortality vs population growth was 0.4722 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs population growth in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality vs population growth in Costa Rica is 0.4722, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs population growth in Costa Rica peaked at 3.69 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.3976, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Child mortality vs population growth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.28 | — |
| 1951 | 3.35 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 3.4 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 3.47 | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 3.51 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 3.54 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 3.58 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 3.62 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 3.67 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 3.69 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 3.68 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 3.64 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 3.57 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 3.47 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 3.35 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 3.23 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 3.1 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 2.97 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 2.78 | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 2.73 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.63 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 2.56 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.5 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.46 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.47 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.48 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.52 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 2.55 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.58 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.62 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.62 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.63 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.65 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.66 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.66 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.65 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.6 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.53 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 2.46 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.38 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.3 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 2.2 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.13 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.05 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.98 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.91 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.83 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.75 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.71 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.68 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.63 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.55 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.43 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.37 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.34 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.25 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.27 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.24 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.12 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.12 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.04 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9362 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8848 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8566 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7537 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5793 | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3976 | -31.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4213 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4722 | +12.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4722 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 4.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4722 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4839, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality vs population growth in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -31.4% | 0.5793 | 0.3976 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 | 3.28 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.25 | 2.73 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.54 | 2.46 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 | 2.38 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 1.68 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 1.24 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9911 | 0.7537 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4676 | 0.3976 | 0.5793 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs population growth in Costa Rica?
- Child mortality vs population growth in Costa Rica was 0.4722 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 in 1959.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3976 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for child mortality vs population growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality vs population growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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