Fertility vs child mortality in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fertility vs child mortality was 1.33 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.33
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
201st
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.73
in 1959
All-time low
1.33
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Fertility vs child mortality in Costa Rica, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.33 for fertility vs child mortality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility vs child mortality in Costa Rica peaked at 6.73 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 201st of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 | 6.32 | 6.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.94 | 4.83 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 | 3.65 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 | 3.24 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 | 2.48 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 1.94 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 1.6 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 4 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 40,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,873 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility vs child mortality in Costa Rica?
- Fertility vs child mortality in Costa Rica was 1.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility vs child mortality recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility vs child mortality recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fertility vs child mortality?
- Costa Rica ranks 201st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility vs child mortality rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Fertility vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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