Infant mortality rate in Costa Rica
The infant mortality rate in Costa Rica was 9.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2009.
Costa Rica, 2024
9.1
Change from 2023
+0.3per 1,000 live births
World, 2024
27.7 per 1,000 live births
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
3.1 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
119th of 196
Infant mortality rate in Costa Rica over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 27.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 28.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 29.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 29.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | 29.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 29.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | 29.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | 30.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | 30.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | 31.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 8.0 per 1,000 live births | 32.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | 33.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 34.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 35.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 9.0 per 1,000 live births | 36.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 38.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 40.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | 42.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | 44.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | 46.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | 48.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | 49.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | 51.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 11.2 per 1,000 live births | 53.3 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 from 8.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.0 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by +1.1.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Costa Rica has the 119th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 27.7 per 1,000 live births.
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Under-five mortality rate
10.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
80.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
20.7 years
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Healthy life expectancy
67.1 years
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UHC service coverage
84
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.51 litres
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