Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6913 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6913
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
15th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.6913
in 2024
All-time low
0.5284
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.6913 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6913 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5284, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5284 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5417 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5585 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5717 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5779 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5759 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5665 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5583 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5601 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5713 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5814 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5863 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5841 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5984 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6112 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6292 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6136 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6281 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6297 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6231 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6129 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6497 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6531 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6553 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6826 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6881 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6822 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6836 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6859 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.66 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6404 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6458 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6679 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6816 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6913 | +1.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.6913 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5643, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.6913 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5641, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.561 | 0.5284 | 0.5779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6085 | 0.5814 | 0.6297 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6653 | 0.6129 | 0.6881 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6654 | 0.6404 | 0.6913 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 12 Switzerland 0.7121 compare
- 13 Grenada 0.7083 compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 0.692 compare
- 16 Denmark 0.684 compare
- 17 Netherlands 0.6808 compare
- 18 Algeria 0.6798 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Costa Rica?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Costa Rica was 0.6913 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6913 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5284 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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