Neonatal deaths in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Neonatal deaths was 0.6913 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6913
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.6913
in 2024
All-time low
0.5284
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths in Costa Rica, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.5281991: 0.5421992: 0.5581993: 0.5721994: 0.5781995: 0.5761996: 0.5661997: 0.5581998: 0.561999: 0.5712000: 0.5812001: 0.5862002: 0.5842003: 0.5982004: 0.6112005: 0.6292006: 0.6142007: 0.6282008: 0.632009: 0.6232010: 0.6132011: 0.652012: 0.6532013: 0.6552014: 0.6832015: 0.6882016: 0.6822017: 0.6842018: 0.6862019: 0.662020: 0.642021: 0.6462022: 0.6682023: 0.6822024: 0.691

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.6913 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6913 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5284, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Neonatal deaths in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Belize 0.734 compare
  2. 5 Grenada 0.7083 compare
  3. 6 Dominican Republic 0.692 compare
  4. 8 Chile 0.6787 compare
  5. 9 Barbados 0.6774 compare
  6. 10 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6678 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths in Costa Rica?
Neonatal deaths in Costa Rica was 0.6913 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6913 in 2024.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5284 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for neonatal deaths?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal 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 (% of under-five deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,313 data points, 1990–2024
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