Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.8 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Costa Rica peaked at 1.4 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 1,000, in 2012.
Costa Rica ranks 133rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.82 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Costa Rica?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Costa Rica was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Costa Rica ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.