Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 6.5 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica and 12.3 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nicaragua, by 5.8 per 1,000 live births, or 1.89 times that in Costa Rica.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Costa RicaNicaraguaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Nicaragua has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Costa Rica ranked 150 and Nicaragua ranked 105 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Costa Rica at 1.5 per 1,000 live births and Nicaragua at 2.7 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Costa Rica	Nicaragua	World
2023	6.5	12.3	27.3
2022	6.6	12.7	28.2
2021	6.8	13.1	28.4
2020	6.9	13.6	28.7
2019	7.1	14	29.2
2018	7.2	14.5	29.7
2017	7.4	15	30.3
2016	7.6	15.5	31.1
2015	7.8	16.1	32.1
2014	8	16.7	32.9
2013	8.2	17.4	33.9
2012	8.5	18	35
2011	8.7	18.8	36.8
2010	8.9	19.7	37.7
2009	9.1	20.4	39.1
2008	9.3	21.3	40.4
2007	9.4	22.4	42
2006	9.6	23.3	43.7
2005	9.8	24.4	45.4
2004	10	25.6	47.2
2003	10.2	26.8	48.8
2002	10.5	28.2	50.6
2001	10.9	29.7	52.2
2000	11.2	31.3	53.7
1999	11.6	33.1	55.5
1998	11.9	37.6	57.1
1997	12.2	37.1	58.3
1996	12.6	39.4	59.6
1995	12.8	41.9	60.8
1994	13	44.6	62
1993	13.3	47.7	62.9
1992	13.7	51	64.1
1991	14.2	54.4	64.9
1990	14.7	58.2	64.9
1989	15.4	62.1	66.2
1988	16.2	66.1	68
1987	16.9	69.9	68.6
1986	17.6	73.8	70.8
1985	18.3	77.6	72.9
1984	18.8	81.1	74.6
1983	19.4	84.5	76.1
1982	19.9	87.6	76.6
1981	20.7	90.4	78.7
1980	21.9	93	80.6
1979	23.7	97.4	82.5
1978	26.1	99.6	84.7
1977	29.2	99.5	86.4
1976	32.9	101.4	88.1
1975	37.2	103.1	89.6
1974	41.8	104.9	90.9
1973	46.4	106.8	92.1
1972	50.9	117.5	93.6
1971	55	111.1	96.1
1970	58.8	113.5	96.9
1969	61.9	116	98.3
1968	64.7	118.6	100.2
1967	66.9	121.3	103.1
1966	68.8	124	104.9
1965	70.3	126.7	106.4
1964	71.6	129.4	106.1
1963	72.7	132.1	107.7
1962	73.9	134.8	110.2
1961	75.4	137.4	121.5
1960	77.4	141.5	131.8
1959	79.9	142.8	125.7
1958	82.8	145.5	117.7
1957	85.9	148.2	120
1956	89	150.9	121.9
1955	91.7	153.6	124.8
1954	93.9	156.2	127.7
1953	95.6	158.9	130.1
1952	97.1	161.5	132.7
1951	98.3	164.8	136
1950	99.6	166.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Costa Rica	Nicaragua	World
2024	6.45.5–7.5	10.98.8–13.6	26.9
2025	6.25–7.6	10.57.6–14.7	26.4
2026	64.6–7.8	10.26.9–15.6	25.9
2027	5.84.3–8	9.96.4–16.2	25.4
2028	5.74–7.9	9.65.9–16.3	24.9
2029	5.53.7–8	9.35.6–16.3	24.5
2030	5.33.5–7.9	95.1–16.3	24
2031	5.13.3–7.8	8.74.9–16.7	23.6
2032	53.1–7.8	8.54.5–17.1	23.2
2033	4.93–7.7	8.24.4–16.9	22.8
2034	4.72.9–7.7	84.1–16.7	22.3
2035	4.62.7–7.6	7.73.9–17	21.9
2036	4.52.6–7.6	7.53.7–17.1	21.5
2037	4.42.5–7.6	7.33.5–17	21.1
2038	4.32.4–7.7	7.13.3–16.3	20.8
2039	4.22.3–7.5	6.93.2–16.5	20.4
2040	4.12.2–7.5	6.73.1–16.1	20
2041	42.1–7.5	6.63–17	19.7
2042	3.92–7.5	6.53–17.1	19.4
2043	3.81.9–7.3	6.32.9–17.1	19
2044	3.71.9–7.3	6.22.8–17	18.7
2045	3.61.8–6.9	6.12.7–17	18.4
2046	3.51.7–6.9	62.6–16.6	18.2
2047	3.51.7–6.8	5.92.5–16.7	17.9
2048	3.41.6–6.6	5.72.4–17	17.7
2049	3.31.6–6.5	5.62.4–16.7	17.5
2050	3.21.5–6.4	5.52.3–16.6	17.3
2051	3.21.5–6.4	5.42.2–16.3	17.1
2052	3.11.4–6.4	5.32.1–16.4	16.9
2053	31.4–6.1	5.22.1–16	16.7
2054	31.3–6.1	5.12–16.3	16.5
2055	2.91.3–5.9	51.9–15.8	16.3
2056	2.91.2–5.7	4.91.9–16.1	16.1
2057	2.81.2–5.8	4.81.9–16	15.9
2058	2.81.1–5.6	4.71.9–15.5	15.7
2059	2.71.1–5.6	4.71.8–15.3	15.5
2060	2.61–5.5	4.61.7–15.2	15.3
2061	2.61–5.3	4.51.7–15.3	15.1
2062	2.61–5.4	4.41.7–14.7	14.9
2063	2.51–5.4	4.31.6–15.4	14.7
2064	2.50.9–5.3	4.31.6–14.9	14.5
2065	2.40.9–5.2	4.21.6–14.7	14.3
2066	2.40.9–5.1	4.11.5–14.4	14.1
2067	2.40.9–5.2	4.11.5–14.5	13.9
2068	2.30.8–5.1	41.5–13.6	13.8
2069	2.30.8–5.1	3.91.5–13.3	13.6
2070	2.20.8–4.9	3.91.4–13.3	13.4
2071	2.20.8–4.9	3.81.5–13.5	13.2
2072	2.20.8–4.9	3.81.4–13.1	13
2073	2.10.8–4.8	3.71.4–13.2	12.9
2074	2.10.7–4.8	3.71.4–13.2	12.7
2075	2.10.7–4.7	3.61.4–13.1	12.6
2076	20.6–4.6	3.61.4–12.6	12.4
2077	20.6–4.6	3.51.4–12.2	12.3
2078	20.6–4.6	3.51.4–12	12.1
2079	1.90.6–4.5	3.41.3–12.2	12
2080	1.90.6–4.4	3.41.3–12.3	11.8
2081	1.90.6–4.3	3.41.3–12.5	11.7
2082	1.90.5–4.4	3.31.3–12.2	11.6
2083	1.80.5–4.4	3.31.2–12.1	11.5
2084	1.80.5–4.4	3.21.2–12.4	11.4
2085	1.80.5–4.3	3.21.2–12.4	11.3
2086	1.80.5–4.3	3.21.2–12.3	11.1
2087	1.70.5–4.3	3.11.1–12.2	11
2088	1.70.5–4.3	3.11.1–11.7	10.9
2089	1.70.5–4.2	3.11.1–11.2	10.8
2090	1.70.5–4.2	31.1–11.8	10.7
2091	1.60.4–4.1	31.1–11.5	10.6
2092	1.60.4–4	31.1–11.2	10.5
2093	1.60.4–4.2	31.1–11.3	10.4
2094	1.60.4–4.1	2.91.1–11.4	10.3
2095	1.60.4–4	2.91–11.1	10.1
2096	1.50.4–4	2.91–10.8	10
2097	1.50.4–3.9	2.80.9–10.6	9.9
2098	1.50.4–3.9	2.81–10.5	9.8
2099	1.50.4–4	2.81–10.6	9.7
2100	1.50.3–4	2.70.9–10.6	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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