Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.8131 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8131
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
136th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.39
in 1990
All-time low
0.7862
in 2018
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Costa Rica stood at 0.8131.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Costa Rica peaked at 1.39 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7862, in 2018.
Costa Rica ranks 136th of 200 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 among children ages 5 to 9 years 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% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.8131 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4414, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.8131 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.16, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Costa Rica?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Costa Rica was 0.8131 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7862 in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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