Number of infant deaths, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of infant deaths, male was 258 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
258
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
121st
of 197 countries
All-time high
2,412
in 1964
All-time low
249
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, male in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 258 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Costa Rica peaked at 2,412 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 249, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 121st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,305 | — |
| 1961 | 2,328 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 2,369 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 2,404 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 2,412 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 2,386 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2,334 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 2,256 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 2,146 | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 2,056 | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 1,976 | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 1,865 | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 1,732 | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 1,584 | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 1,445 | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 1,303 | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 1,166 | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 1,045 | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 949 | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 886 | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 848 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 834 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 844 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 863 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 880 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 885 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 865 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 824 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 777 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 729 | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 687 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 653 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 627 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 608 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 597 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 588 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 576 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 560 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 545 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 529 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 508 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 480 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 446 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 417 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 401 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 396 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 389 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 382 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 384 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 382 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 361 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 346 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 337 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 319 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 305 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 301 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 293 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 286 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 285 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 281 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 265 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 251 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 249 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 254 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 258 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,300 | 2,056 | 2,412 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,395 | 886 | 1,976 | 10 |
| 1980s | 834.9 | 729 | 885 | 10 |
| 1990s | 597 | 529 | 687 | 10 |
| 2000s | 418.5 | 382 | 508 | 10 |
| 2010s | 311.4 | 281 | 361 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.4 | 249 | 265 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 118 Republic of Korea 313 compare
- 119 Jamaica 306 compare
- 120 Republic of Moldova 279 compare
- 122 Israel 252 compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 224 compare
- 124 Fiji 221 compare
- 124 Guyana 221 compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Costa Rica?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Costa Rica was 258 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,412 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 249 in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.