Stillbirths in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Stillbirths was 235 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
235
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
132nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
410
in 2000
All-time low
232
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirths in Costa Rica is 235, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Costa Rica peaked at 410 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 232, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd of 201 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.
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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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0896 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0935 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Costa Rica?
- Stillbirths in Costa Rica was 235 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 410 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 232 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for stillbirths?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is 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 UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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