Mortality rate age 20-24 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Mortality rate age 20-24 was 6.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.02
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
76th
of 201 countries
All-time high
6.02
in 2024
All-time low
3.73
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 20-24 in Costa Rica, 1990–2024

02461990200720241990: 3.71991: 3.81992: 3.91993: 41994: 4.21995: 4.31996: 4.41997: 4.51998: 4.51999: 4.42000: 4.32001: 4.32002: 4.22003: 4.12004: 4.12005: 4.12006: 4.22007: 4.42008: 4.52009: 4.52010: 4.32011: 4.12012: 42013: 42014: 4.12015: 4.42016: 4.72017: 4.92018: 4.92019: 4.92020: 4.92021: 52022: 5.32023: 5.72024: 6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate age 20-24 in Costa Rica is 6.02, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 20-24 in Costa Rica peaked at 6.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.73, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 76th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate age 20-24 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 20-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 3.73
1991 3.82 +2.6%
1992 3.93 +2.8%
1993 4.04 +2.9%
1994 4.16 +2.9%
1995 4.28 +2.8%
1996 4.38 +2.5%
1997 4.46 +1.7%
1998 4.47 +0.3%
1999 4.41 -1.4%
2000 4.32 -2.0%
2001 4.25 -1.5%
2002 4.2 -1.2%
2003 4.13 -1.7%
2004 4.05 -1.8%
2005 4.05 -0.0%
2006 4.19 +3.4%
2007 4.41 +5.1%
2008 4.54 +3.0%
2009 4.5 -1.0%
2010 4.32 -3.9%
2011 4.12 -4.7%
2012 3.97 -3.7%
2013 3.96 -0.1%
2014 4.14 +4.4%
2015 4.41 +6.6%
2016 4.68 +6.1%
2017 4.88 +4.2%
2018 4.95 +1.4%
2019 4.9 -0.9%
2020 4.88 -0.4%
2021 5.01 +2.6%
2022 5.29 +5.6%
2023 5.65 +6.8%
2024 6.02 +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.17 3.73 4.47 10
2000s 4.26 4.05 4.54 10
2010s 4.43 3.96 4.95 10
2020s 5.37 4.88 6.02 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 73 Lesotho 6.17 compare
  2. 74 Philippines 6.11 compare
  3. 75 Uruguay 6.1 compare
  4. 77 Niue 6.02 compare
  5. 78 Paraguay 5.95 compare
  6. 79 Fiji 5.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 20-24 in Costa Rica?
Mortality rate age 20-24 in Costa Rica was 6.02 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 6.02 in 2024.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3.73 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for mortality rate age 20-24?
Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 20-24 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 20-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate age 20-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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