Number of stillbirths in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of stillbirths was 235 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Costa Rica is 235, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Costa Rica peaked at 410 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 232, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 131st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 410 | — |
| 2001 | 395 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 373 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 365 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 364 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 377 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 364 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 360 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 371 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 378 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 357 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 363 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 360 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 342 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 338 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 332 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 314 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 296 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 285 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 257 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 236 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 232 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 234 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 235 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 375.7 | 360 | 410 | 10 |
| 2010s | 324.4 | 257 | 363 | 10 |
| 2020s | 234.25 | 232 | 236 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Costa Rica?
- Number of stillbirths in Costa Rica was 235 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 410 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 232 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of stillbirths?
- Costa Rica ranks 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation