Infant mortality rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Infant mortality rate was 0.9081 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Costa Rica, 1949–2024
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
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Costa Rica is 0.9081 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Costa Rica peaked at 9.17 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.7698 deaths per 100 live births, in 2017.
That places Costa Rica 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1950s | 8.58 deaths per 100 live births | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.76 deaths per 100 live births | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | 7.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5.96 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.925 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.814 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7698 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9041 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8592 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8108 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9081 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 117 Tunisia 0.975 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 118 Nicaragua 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9166 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 121 Barbados 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 122 El Salvador 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 Brunei Darussalam 0.8593 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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 infant mortality rate in Costa Rica?
- Infant mortality rate in Costa Rica was 0.9081 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.17 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7698 deaths per 100 live births in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for infant mortality rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .