Costa Rica - Infant Mortality Rate 1974
42.4
−5.0 from 1973
Costa Rica's infant mortality rate was 42.4 in 1974, decreased +5.0 from 47.4 in 1973. This was the 54th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1974▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sweden | 9.3 | -5.1% |
| 2nd | Japan | 10.6 | -6.2% |
| 3rd | Finland | 10.8 | -5.3% |
| 4th | Netherlands | 10.8 | -4.4% |
| 5th | Denmark | 10.9 | -6.0% |
| 6th | Iceland | 11.0 | -4.3% |
| 7th | Norway | 11.0 | -4.3% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 12.0 | -6.3% |
| 9th | France | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 10th | Canada | 15.0 | -5.7% |
| 11th | Luxembourg | 15.0 | -5.7% |
| 12th | Australia | 15.3 | -5.6% |
| 13th | New Zealand | 15.4 | -2.5% |
| 14th | Singapore | 15.8 | -10.7% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 16.1 | -3.6% |
| 16th | Belgium | 16.6 | -5.7% |
| 17th | United States | 16.7 | -4.6% |
| 18th | Ireland | 17.5 | -2.8% |
| 19th | Lithuania | 17.6 | 3.5% |
| 20th | Belarus | 17.8 | -0.6% |
| 21st | Germany | 18.8 | -4.6% |
| 22nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.2 | -5.9% |
| 23rd | Czechia | 19.4 | -2.5% |
| 24th | Spain | 20.1 | -7.8% |
| 25th | Malta | 20.1 | -5.6% |
| 26th | Austria | 21.6 | -6.5% |
| 27th | Russian Federation | 21.9 | -0.5% |
| 28th | Israel | 22.2 | -3.9% |
| 29th | Italy | 22.4 | -8.2% |
| 30th | Greece | 23.9 | -2.0% |
| 31st | Slovak Republic | 24.0 | -2.0% |
| 32nd | Bulgaria | 24.6 | -1.6% |
| 33rd | Poland | 25.7 | -5.2% |
| 34th | Cuba | 25.8 | -5.5% |
| 35th | Bahamas, The | 26.7 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Ukraine | 26.8 | -2.2% |
| 37th | Brunei Darussalam | 26.9 | -6.6% |
| 38th | Dominica | 27.5 | -7.1% |
| 39th | Tonga | 31.3 | -4.9% |
| 40th | Grenada | 32.0 | -1.5% |
| 41st | British Virgin Islands | 32.3 | -3.6% |
| 42nd | Cyprus | 32.7 | -3.0% |
| 43rd | Barbados | 33.5 | -5.1% |
| 44th | Malaysia | 33.8 | -5.6% |
| 45th | Hungary | 34.2 | -1.7% |
| 46th | Romania | 36.5 | -2.1% |
| 47th | Korea | 36.8 | -4.4% |
| 48th | St. Lucia | 38.5 | -7.5% |
| 49th | Seychelles | 38.5 | -7.5% |
| 50th | Portugal | 39.5 | -8.8% |
| 51st | Jamaica | 39.9 | -3.9% |
| 52nd | Panama | 41.2 | -5.1% |
| 53rd | Qatar | 41.3 | -6.1% |
| 54th | Costa Rica | 42.4 | -10.5% |
| 55th | Fiji | 42.4 | -1.4% |
| 56th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 42.7 | -4.7% |
| 57th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 43.0 | -6.7% |
| 58th | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.1 | -2.5% |
| 59th | Samoa | 44.4 | -4.7% |
| 60th | Bahrain | 45.4 | -8.5% |
| 61st | Kuwait | 46.0 | -5.9% |
| 62nd | Sri Lanka | 46.7 | -1.7% |
| 63rd | Moldova | 47.7 | -2.5% |
| 64th | United Arab Emirates | 49.0 | -9.4% |
| 65th | Uruguay | 49.2 | 1.2% |
| 66th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 49.3 | -2.0% |
| 67th | Lebanon | 51.2 | -1.0% |
| 68th | São Tomé and Principe | 51.4 | 1.0% |
| 69th | Marshall Islands | 52.5 | -1.9% |
| 70th | Philippines | 52.6 | 0.2% |
| 71st | Palau | 54.1 | -5.7% |
| 72nd | Mauritius | 54.4 | -5.2% |
| 73rd | Solomon Islands | 55.3 | -6.3% |
| 74th | Argentina | 55.4 | -2.6% |
| 75th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 57.7 | 3.6% |
| 76th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 58.1 | -3.2% |
| 77th | Paraguay | 59.1 | -1.2% |
| 78th | Jordan | 59.7 | -4.0% |
| 79th | Guyana | 60.1 | 0.0% |
| 80th | Chile | 61.1 | -5.1% |
| 81st | Colombia | 62.7 | -4.3% |
| 82nd | Belize | 62.8 | -3.7% |
| 83rd | Namibia | 62.8 | 1.8% |
| 84th | Viet Nam | 63.8 | 1.9% |
| 85th | Syrian Arab Republic | 64.3 | -4.2% |
| 86th | Thailand | 65.1 | -4.5% |
| 87th | Vanuatu | 68.5 | -3.9% |
| 88th | China | 68.6 | -5.4% |
| 89th | Zimbabwe | 69.0 | 1.2% |
| 90th | Congo, Republic of | 69.6 | -1.4% |
| 91st | Cabo Verde | 69.8 | -5.3% |
| 92nd | Kazakhstan | 70.0 | -2.5% |
| 93rd | Tuvalu | 70.8 | -5.6% |
| 94th | Mexico | 72.2 | -3.1% |
| 95th | Iraq | 72.3 | -4.1% |
| 96th | Libya | 74.6 | -6.4% |
| 97th | Dominican Republic | 80.3 | -3.0% |
| 98th | Kenya | 80.5 | -2.4% |
| 99th | Zambia | 82.1 | -2.4% |
| 100th | Botswana | 82.3 | -3.9% |
| 101st | Gabon | 83.2 | -2.2% |
| 102nd | Madagascar | 85.2 | 2.2% |
| 103rd | Tunisia | 89.4 | -5.6% |
| 104th | Sudan | 90.3 | 0.0% |
| 105th | Ecuador | 90.8 | -3.7% |
| 106th | Brazil | 93.1 | -2.3% |
| 107th | Papua New Guinea | 93.2 | -3.1% |
| 108th | Kiribati | 94.8 | -1.7% |
| 109th | Indonesia | 99.7 | -2.5% |
| 110th | Honduras | 100.0 | 6.3% |
| 111th | El Salvador | 100.2 | -2.4% |
| 112th | Peru | 100.7 | -2.8% |
| 113th | Eswatini | 104.8 | -3.1% |
| 114th | Ghana | 104.9 | -3.0% |
| 115th | Tajikistan | 106.4 | -3.4% |
| 116th | Mauritania | 107.5 | 0.6% |
| 117th | Guatemala | 108.6 | -3.1% |
| 118th | Tanzania | 110.0 | -1.3% |
| 119th | Nicaragua | 111.4 | -3.3% |
| 120th | Uganda | 112.2 | 1.7% |
| 121st | Togo | 112.4 | -1.8% |
| 122nd | Cameroon | 115.1 | -1.5% |
| 123rd | Senegal | 115.3 | -1.9% |
| 124th | Myanmar | 115.9 | -1.6% |
| 125th | Morocco | 120.4 | -1.6% |
| 126th | Burundi | 122.0 | 0.4% |
| 127th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 122.6 | -1.0% |
| 128th | Central African Republic | 122.9 | -1.8% |
| 129th | Rwanda | 124.2 | 2.6% |
| 130th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 127.3 | -4.4% |
| 131st | Türkiye | 127.4 | -2.7% |
| 132nd | India | 127.6 | -1.8% |
| 133rd | Saudi Arabia | 128.5 | -6.5% |
| 134th | Nigeria | 129.1 | -3.7% |
| 135th | Benin | 129.2 | -1.8% |
| 136th | Lesotho | 129.7 | -2.3% |
| 137th | Pakistan | 131.7 | -0.7% |
| 138th | Oman | 133.5 | -5.5% |
| 139th | Chad | 134.7 | -0.4% |
| 140th | Gambia, The | 137.5 | -1.4% |
| 141st | Côte d'Ivoire | 139.4 | -3.9% |
| 142nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 140.4 | -2.8% |
| 143rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 143.8 | -1.4% |
| 144th | Algeria | 144.3 | -3.2% |
| 145th | Comoros | 145.5 | -1.9% |
| 146th | Bangladesh | 147.2 | -0.5% |
| 147th | Sierra Leone | 147.3 | -0.7% |
| 148th | Mozambique | 149.3 | 0.0% |
| 149th | Burkina Faso | 150.7 | -2.5% |
| 150th | Haiti | 152.4 | -2.4% |
| 151st | Niger | 152.9 | -0.3% |
| 152nd | Malawi | 155.2 | -2.0% |
| 153rd | Maldives | 165.5 | -4.7% |
| 154th | Nepal | 166.1 | -1.9% |
| 155th | South Sudan | 166.9 | -1.2% |
| 156th | Bhutan | 168.0 | -2.4% |
| 157th | Liberia | 174.0 | -1.8% |
| 158th | Guinea | 174.4 | -1.0% |
| 159th | Mali | 178.9 | -2.0% |
| 160th | Yemen, Republic of | 196.8 | -3.1% |
| 161st | Afghanistan | 210.7 | -1.4% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's infant mortality rate in 1974?▾
Costa Rica's infant mortality rate in 1974 was 42.4. This ranked 54th globally.
How did Costa Rica's infant mortality rate change in 1974?▾
Costa Rica's infant mortality rate decreased by 10.5% in 1974 compared to 1973.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1974?▾
Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1974 at 210.7.
What is the infant mortality rate of Costa Rica in 1974?▾
The infant mortality rate of Costa Rica in 1974 was 42.4. This ranked 54th globally.
How does 1974 compare to 1973 for Costa Rica's infant mortality rate?▾
Costa Rica's infant mortality rate went from 47.4 in 1973 to 42.4 in 1974, a 10.5% decrease.
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