๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท Infant Mortality Rate of Costa Rica

6.06
Infant Mortality Rate
362
Infant Deaths
29,346
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Costa Rica is 6.0608 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -3.67% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 6.2914 and 379 infants died for the year. In the future, Costa Rica's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 1.2907 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Costa Rica's infant mortality rate by -78.7% from today's standard. This positive trend of Costa Rica's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Costa Rica (1950-2024)

Costa Rica has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 114.2018 to 6.0608 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -94.69% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 114.2018 4,867 13,023
1951 112.9302 4,965 13,083
1952 110.439 5,054 13,021
1953 107.8352 5,129 13,102
1954 105.2712 5,193 12,931
1955 102.7117 5,247 13,151
1956 100.1086 5,296 13,316
1957 97.5111 5,360 13,496
1958 94.9035 5,422 13,637
1959 92.2709 5,458 13,906
1960 89.6357 5,460 13,770
1961 87.0005 5,428 13,853
1962 84.3676 5,356 14,053
1963 81.7552 5,247 14,021
1964 79.1047 5,100 13,978
1965 76.4371 4,922 13,817
1966 73.7837 4,720 13,547
1967 71.1669 4,504 13,349
1968 68.6624 4,231 13,124
1969 65.9546 4,032 12,907
1970 63.257 3,844 12,877
1971 60.1059 3,630 12,434
1972 56.7947 3,419 12,380
1973 53.2071 3,214 11,777
1974 49.3269 3,027 11,738
1975 45.3085 2,838 11,402
1976 41.2526 2,656 11,124
1977 37.3236 2,476 10,786
1978 33.6628 2,305 10,483
1979 30.3716 2,157 10,748
1980 27.5335 2,003 10,768
1981 25.1645 1,880 10,464
1982 23.2032 1,783 10,211
1983 21.5758 1,707 10,296
1984 20.2137 1,643 10,712
1985 18.5608 1,546 11,121
1986 17.8949 1,509 11,200
1987 16.9946 1,438 11,406
1988 16.0548 1,360 11,490
1989 15.0752 1,274 11,770
1990 14.3379 1,209 11,854
1991 13.7945 1,154 12,364
1992 13.3342 1,106 12,812
1993 13.0608 1,079 13,230
1994 12.8361 1,054 13,788
1995 12.6895 1,035 14,461
1996 12.619 1,016 14,659
1997 12.3261 989 14,864
1998 12.0304 951 15,684
1999 11.6627 922 15,917
2000 11.1994 881 15,868
2001 10.7625 834 16,551
2002 10.4154 781 16,464
2003 10.092 747 16,967
2004 9.8802 724 17,196
2005 9.7413 714 17,584
2006 9.619 707 18,270
2007 9.5591 712 19,100
2008 9.4058 714 19,893
2009 9.2372 697 20,216
2010 9.0834 675 21,026
2011 8.7902 649 20,485
2012 8.5295 626 21,498
2013 8.2476 597 22,127
2014 8.0036 576 24,497
2015 7.7946 555 24,629
2016 7.6146 534 24,642
2017 7.4383 518 25,856
2018 7.2396 496 26,579
2019 7.0241 461 27,786
2020 6.7862 425 28,817
2021 6.5332 401 37,055
2022 6.8449 415 36,834
2023 6.2914 379 28,739
2024 6.0608 362 29,346

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Costa Rica (2024-2100)

Costa Rica's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 6.0608 to an average of 1.2907 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -78.7% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 6.0608 362 29,346
2025 5.8363 347 29,990
2026 5.6316 334 30,650
2027 5.4253 320 31,335
2028 5.2346 308 32,039
2029 5.0451 296 32,771
2030 4.8651 284 33,529
2031 4.6961 273 34,306
2032 4.5352 261 35,110
2033 4.3954 252 35,926
2034 4.251 243 36,765
2035 4.1205 234 37,628
2036 3.9924 225 38,520
2037 3.8735 216 39,441
2038 3.7636 209 40,372
2039 3.6609 201 41,317
2040 3.5614 194 42,300
2041 3.4704 187 43,310
2042 3.3809 181 44,306
2043 3.2916 175 45,307
2044 3.2133 169 46,343
2045 3.1378 163 47,354
2046 3.0646 158 48,374
2047 2.9963 153 49,396
2048 2.9275 148 50,348
2049 2.8625 143 51,290
2050 2.8027 139 52,220
2051 2.7434 135 53,084
2052 2.687 130 53,954
2053 2.6319 127 54,709
2054 2.5776 123 55,471
2055 2.5258 119 56,183
2056 2.4758 116 56,857
2057 2.4254 112 57,487
2058 2.3817 109 58,106
2059 2.3382 106 58,756
2060 2.2918 103 59,361
2061 2.2535 101 59,979
2062 2.2121 98 60,649
2063 2.1782 96 61,274
2064 2.1438 94 61,967
2065 2.108 92 62,605
2066 2.0744 91 63,322
2067 2.0419 88 64,041
2068 2.0083 86 64,763
2069 1.9797 85 65,525
2070 1.9484 83 66,326
2071 1.9181 81 67,029
2072 1.8882 79 67,736
2073 1.8581 77 68,436
2074 1.8313 75 69,118
2075 1.8046 74 69,716
2076 1.7766 72 70,284
2077 1.751 70 70,749
2078 1.7277 69 71,097
2079 1.7015 67 71,401
2080 1.6794 66 71,608
2081 1.658 64 71,749
2082 1.6331 63 71,842
2083 1.6135 62 71,825
2084 1.5926 60 71,652
2085 1.5701 59 71,527
2086 1.5503 58 71,251
2087 1.5311 56 70,939
2088 1.5101 55 70,612
2089 1.4907 54 70,268
2090 1.4717 53 69,825
2091 1.4518 52 69,432
2092 1.4326 51 69,005
2093 1.4145 50 68,524
2094 1.3968 49 68,048
2095 1.3771 48 67,609
2096 1.3582 47 67,163
2097 1.3413 46 66,696
2098 1.3223 45 66,274
2099 1.3074 44 65,806
2100 1.2907 44 65,251

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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