Costa Rica - Infant Mortality Rate 1997
12.3
−0.3 from 1996
Costa Rica's infant mortality rate was 12.3 in 1997, decreased +0.3 from 12.6 in 1996. This was the 52nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1997▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 2nd | Sweden | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 3rd | Iceland | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 4th | Japan | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 5th | Finland | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 6th | Norway | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 7th | France | 4.6 | -6.1% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 4.7 | -6.0% |
| 9th | Monaco | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 10th | Germany | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 11th | Switzerland | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 12th | Spain | 4.9 | -5.8% |
| 13th | Austria | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 14th | Denmark | 5.0 | -3.8% |
| 15th | Australia | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 16th | Netherlands | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 17th | Slovenia | 5.4 | -6.9% |
| 18th | Canada | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 19th | Belgium | 5.6 | -5.1% |
| 20th | Italy | 5.6 | -6.7% |
| 21st | Czechia | 5.7 | -10.9% |
| 22nd | United Kingdom | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 6.1 | 0.0% |
| 24th | San Marino | 6.3 | -7.4% |
| 25th | Israel | 6.4 | -5.9% |
| 26th | New Zealand | 6.6 | -4.3% |
| 27th | Portugal | 6.6 | -5.7% |
| 28th | Greece | 6.7 | -5.6% |
| 29th | European Union | 6.9 | -5.8% |
| 30th | Cyprus | 7.0 | -6.7% |
| 31st | Korea | 7.0 | -6.7% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 7.4 | -2.6% |
| 33rd | United States | 7.5 | -2.6% |
| 34th | Malta | 7.6 | -3.8% |
| 35th | Cuba | 7.8 | -3.7% |
| 36th | Croatia | 8.0 | -3.6% |
| 37th | United Arab Emirates | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| 38th | Brunei Darussalam | 9.1 | -4.2% |
| 39th | Slovak Republic | 9.2 | -5.2% |
| 40th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 9.3 | -6.1% |
| 41st | Malaysia | 9.4 | -5.1% |
| 42nd | Lithuania | 9.8 | -8.4% |
| 43rd | Hungary | 9.9 | -3.9% |
| 44th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.2 | -6.4% |
| 45th | Chile | 10.2 | -2.9% |
| 46th | Poland | 10.4 | -9.6% |
| 47th | Estonia | 11.1 | -5.9% |
| 48th | Kuwait | 11.5 | -3.4% |
| 49th | Qatar | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 50th | Seychelles | 11.8 | -0.8% |
| 51st | Belarus | 11.9 | -2.5% |
| 52nd | Costa Rica | 12.3 | -2.4% |
| 53rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.7 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Barbados | 12.9 | -1.5% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 13.0 | -8.5% |
| 56th | Montenegro | 13.5 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Serbia | 13.5 | -10.6% |
| 58th | Grenada | 14.2 | -2.7% |
| 59th | Bahamas, The | 14.3 | -3.4% |
| 60th | Latvia | 14.4 | -5.9% |
| 61st | Sri Lanka | 14.8 | -5.1% |
| 62nd | Tonga | 14.8 | -2.0% |
| 63rd | British Virgin Islands | 15.3 | -1.9% |
| 64th | Bulgaria | 15.7 | 0.0% |
| 65th | Dominica | 15.7 | 1.9% |
| 66th | St. Lucia | 16.1 | -0.6% |
| 67th | Oman | 16.6 | -7.3% |
| 68th | Uruguay | 16.8 | -5.1% |
| 69th | Fiji | 17.2 | -1.7% |
| 70th | North Macedonia | 17.2 | -9.0% |
| 71st | Russian Federation | 17.2 | -1.7% |
| 72nd | Samoa | 18.1 | -3.2% |
| 73rd | Argentina | 18.9 | -5.0% |
| 74th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.2 | 0.5% |
| 75th | Ukraine | 19.3 | -0.5% |
| 76th | Mauritius | 19.7 | -0.5% |
| 77th | Lebanon | 20.3 | -4.7% |
| 78th | Albania | 20.5 | -3.8% |
| 79th | Jamaica | 20.7 | -3.3% |
| 80th | Romania | 21.3 | -2.7% |
| 81st | Panama | 21.5 | -1.4% |
| 82nd | Thailand | 21.5 | -4.9% |
| 83rd | Belize | 21.9 | -3.5% |
| 84th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 22.2 | -2.2% |
| 85th | Vanuatu | 22.7 | -1.7% |
| 86th | Libya | 23.5 | -3.3% |
| 87th | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.6 | -4.5% |
| 88th | Colombia | 23.7 | -3.3% |
| 89th | Saudi Arabia | 24.2 | -6.6% |
| 90th | Solomon Islands | 24.2 | -1.6% |
| 91st | Palau | 24.8 | -3.5% |
| 92nd | Jordan | 25.0 | -2.7% |
| 93rd | Viet Nam | 25.3 | -5.6% |
| 94th | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.1 | -1.1% |
| 95th | Mexico | 27.3 | -4.5% |
| 96th | Tunisia | 28.2 | -5.1% |
| 97th | Ecuador | 28.8 | -6.2% |
| 98th | Philippines | 29.0 | -2.7% |
| 99th | West Bank and Gaza | 29.2 | -3.6% |
| 100th | Suriname | 30.1 | -3.2% |
| 101st | Paraguay | 30.6 | -2.2% |
| 102nd | El Salvador | 31.6 | -6.0% |
| 103rd | Armenia | 32.5 | -5.0% |
| 104th | Marshall Islands | 32.7 | 0.6% |
| 105th | Honduras | 33.4 | -3.7% |
| 106th | Moldova | 33.5 | -1.5% |
| 107th | Georgia | 34.1 | -3.1% |
| 108th | Brazil | 35.1 | -6.1% |
| 109th | China | 35.6 | -4.3% |
| 110th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 36.2 | -2.7% |
| 111th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 36.3 | -4.0% |
| 112th | Nicaragua | 36.6 | -5.7% |
| 113th | Dominican Republic | 36.7 | -3.4% |
| 114th | Algeria | 37.4 | -2.1% |
| 115th | Peru | 38.1 | -7.7% |
| 116th | Cabo Verde | 38.4 | -5.4% |
| 117th | Türkiye | 38.4 | -6.8% |
| 118th | Tuvalu | 39.1 | -3.0% |
| 119th | Iraq | 40.3 | -1.5% |
| 120th | Botswana | 41.6 | 0.2% |
| 121st | Kazakhstan | 42.5 | -3.4% |
| 122nd | Nauru | 42.7 | -4.5% |
| 123rd | Guyana | 44.3 | -2.4% |
| 124th | Maldives | 45.1 | -7.8% |
| 125th | Guatemala | 45.6 | -3.8% |
| 126th | South Africa | 45.8 | -0.7% |
| 127th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 47.0 | -5.8% |
| 128th | Indonesia | 47.3 | -4.4% |
| 129th | Namibia | 49.6 | -1.0% |
| 130th | Morocco | 50.5 | -3.6% |
| 131st | Kyrgyz Republic | 51.3 | -4.1% |
| 132nd | Kiribati | 53.8 | -2.9% |
| 133rd | Gabon | 54.1 | -1.5% |
| 134th | Kosovo | 55.7 | -7.5% |
| 135th | Mongolia | 57.2 | -4.7% |
| 136th | Eritrea | 57.6 | -4.8% |
| 137th | Papua New Guinea | 58.4 | -1.5% |
| 138th | Zimbabwe | 58.5 | -0.2% |
| 139th | São Tomé and Principe | 59.5 | -3.7% |
| 140th | Uzbekistan | 59.6 | -1.2% |
| 141st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 62.3 | -1.7% |
| 142nd | Turkmenistan | 65.9 | -1.8% |
| 143rd | Ghana | 66.5 | -1.3% |
| 144th | Eswatini | 67.7 | 3.5% |
| 145th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69.0 | -4.3% |
| 146th | Kenya | 69.4 | -1.3% |
| 147th | Bangladesh | 70.5 | -5.0% |
| 148th | Bhutan | 70.5 | -4.7% |
| 149th | Azerbaijan | 71.1 | -3.5% |
| 150th | Congo, Republic of | 71.7 | 3.3% |
| 151st | India | 72.0 | -2.4% |
| 152nd | Comoros | 72.2 | -3.5% |
| 153rd | Mauritania | 72.2 | -0.7% |
| 154th | Nepal | 72.2 | -4.9% |
| 155th | Madagascar | 73.8 | -3.7% |
| 156th | Sudan | 76.1 | -1.9% |
| 157th | Tajikistan | 76.3 | -5.0% |
| 158th | Lesotho | 76.4 | 0.1% |
| 159th | Togo | 76.7 | -2.3% |
| 160th | Senegal | 77.1 | 0.7% |
| 161st | Haiti | 78.3 | -3.5% |
| 162nd | Myanmar | 78.8 | -2.2% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | 80.7 | -3.1% |
| 164th | Djibouti | 83.9 | -0.7% |
| 165th | Yemen, Republic of | 84.5 | -2.1% |
| 166th | Benin | 84.9 | -2.0% |
| 167th | Cameroon | 86.1 | -0.1% |
| 168th | Lao PDR | 94.6 | -2.7% |
| 169th | Burundi | 94.7 | -1.1% |
| 170th | Cambodia | 95.8 | 0.1% |
| 171st | Zambia | 95.8 | -1.3% |
| 172nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.3 | -1.3% |
| 173rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 96.4 | -1.1% |
| 174th | Pakistan | 96.4 | -2.7% |
| 175th | Tanzania | 96.8 | -2.4% |
| 176th | Uganda | 97.1 | -1.0% |
| 177th | Burkina Faso | 97.7 | -1.5% |
| 178th | Nigeria | 103.4 | -1.2% |
| 179th | Central African Republic | 103.6 | -1.1% |
| 180th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 181st | Chad | 106.8 | -1.2% |
| 182nd | Guinea-Bissau | 107.9 | -2.4% |
| 183rd | Guinea | 108.3 | -3.4% |
| 184th | Mali | 111.2 | -1.9% |
| 185th | Malawi | 111.4 | -1.6% |
| 186th | Equatorial Guinea | 113.5 | -1.1% |
| 187th | Afghanistan | 118.8 | -2.4% |
| 188th | Niger | 119.1 | -3.6% |
| 189th | Angola | 121.5 | -0.9% |
| 190th | Mozambique | 125.0 | -4.2% |
| 191st | Timor-Leste | 125.9 | -4.5% |
| 192nd | Rwanda | 128.0 | 0.0% |
| 193rd | Sierra Leone | 129.7 | -1.3% |
| 194th | South Sudan | 140.5 | -2.4% |
| 195th | Liberia | 146.7 | -4.4% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's infant mortality rate in 1997?▾
Costa Rica's infant mortality rate in 1997 was 12.3. This ranked 52nd globally.
How did Costa Rica's infant mortality rate change in 1997?▾
Costa Rica's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.4% in 1997 compared to 1996.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1997?▾
Liberia had the highest infant mortality rate in 1997 at 146.7.
What is the infant mortality rate of Costa Rica in 1997?▾
The infant mortality rate of Costa Rica in 1997 was 12.3. This ranked 52nd globally.
How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Costa Rica's infant mortality rate?▾
Costa Rica's infant mortality rate went from 12.6 in 1996 to 12.3 in 1997, a 2.4% decrease.
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