Costa Rica Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Costa Rica infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Costa Rica in 2025 is 5.999 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.65% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Costa Rica in 2024 was 6.162 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.58% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Costa Rica in 2023 was 6.325 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.05% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Costa Rica in 2022 was 6.524 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.95% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Equatorial Guinea 55.755
Turkmenistan 38.158
Gabon 29.732
Namibia 25.579
Botswana 25.561
Guyana 23.999
Venezuela 22.909
South Africa 22.686
Dominican Republic 21.790
Iraq 20.185
Azerbaijan 18.026
Fiji 17.373
Algeria 17.365
Paraguay 16.864
Guatemala 16.297
Suriname 14.740
Grenada 13.795
Jordan 12.212
Mexico 11.902
Samoa 11.101
Ecuador 11.023
Belize 10.902
Tonga 10.503
Colombia 10.491
Brazil 10.421
Jamaica 10.293
Peru 10.074
Iran 9.805
Mauritius 9.304
Armenia 8.939
North Macedonia 8.742
Lebanon 8.645
Libya 8.512
China 7.934
Albania 6.885
Turkey 6.808
Thailand 6.357
Kazakhstan 6.220
Costa Rica 5.999
Romania 5.523
Bulgaria 5.187
Malaysia 4.963
Maldives 4.887
Russia 4.541
Serbia 3.959
Cuba 3.941
Belarus 2.344
Montenegro 2.210
Costa Rica - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 5.999 -2.650%
2024 6.162 -2.580%
2023 6.325 -3.050%
2022 6.524 -2.950%
2021 6.722 -2.880%
2020 6.921 -2.780%
2019 7.119 -2.720%
2018 7.318 -5.220%
2017 7.721 -4.960%
2016 8.124 -4.730%
2015 8.527 -4.510%
2014 8.930 -4.320%
2013 9.333 -1.460%
2012 9.471 -1.440%
2011 9.609 -1.420%
2010 9.747 -1.400%
2009 9.885 -1.380%
2008 10.023 -1.700%
2007 10.196 -1.680%
2006 10.370 -1.640%
2005 10.543 -1.620%
2004 10.717 -1.590%
2003 10.890 -2.640%
2002 11.185 -2.570%
2001 11.480 -2.510%
2000 11.775 -2.440%
1999 12.070 -2.390%
1998 12.365 -3.430%
1997 12.804 -3.320%
1996 13.244 -3.210%
1995 13.683 -3.120%
1994 14.123 -3.010%
1993 14.562 -3.700%
1992 15.122 -3.580%
1991 15.683 -3.450%
1990 16.243 -3.340%
1989 16.804 -3.230%
1988 17.364 -5.730%
1987 18.419 -5.420%
1986 19.475 -5.140%
1985 20.530 -4.890%
1984 21.586 -4.660%
1983 22.641 -9.910%
1982 25.132 -9.020%
1981 27.624 -8.270%
1980 30.115 -7.640%
1979 32.607 -7.100%
1978 35.098 -10.730%
1977 39.315 -9.690%
1976 43.532 -8.830%
1975 47.750 -8.110%
1974 51.967 -7.510%
1973 56.184 -4.570%
1972 58.877 -4.370%
1971 61.570 -4.190%
1970 64.262 -4.020%
1969 66.955 -3.870%
1968 69.648 -3.440%
1967 72.128 -3.330%
1966 74.609 -3.220%
1965 77.089 -3.120%
1964 79.570 -3.020%
1963 82.050 -2.500%
1962 84.153 -2.440%
1961 86.256 -2.380%
1960 88.359 -2.320%
1959 90.462 -2.270%
1958 92.565 -2.260%
1957 94.704 -2.210%
1956 96.843 -2.160%
1955 98.983 -2.120%
1954 101.122 -2.070%
1953 103.261 -2.030%
1952 105.400 -1.990%
1951 107.539 -1.950%
1950 109.679 0.000%