Mortality rate age 5-9 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.8131 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8131
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
136th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.39
in 1990
All-time low
0.7862
in 2018
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in Costa Rica stood at 0.8131.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Costa Rica peaked at 1.39 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7862, in 2018.
Costa Rica ranks 136th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.39 | — |
| 1991 | 1.36 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.33 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.31 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.28 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.23 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.17 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.14 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.11 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.987 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9646 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9424 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9205 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8991 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8781 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8581 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8397 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8236 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8103 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7999 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7926 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.788 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7862 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7865 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7888 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.794 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8005 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8071 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8131 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 | 1.14 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8991 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8163 | 0.7862 | 0.8781 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8007 | 0.7888 | 0.8131 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Costa Rica?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Costa Rica was 0.8131 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7862 in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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