Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male was 0.9 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
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. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Costa Rica stood at 0.9 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Costa Rica peaked at 1.6 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9 per 1,000, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9 per 1,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5 per 1,000, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9 per 1,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3 per 1,000, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.92 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Costa Rica?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Costa Rica was 0.9 per 1,000 in 2024, 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 per 1,000 in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.