In 2023, the infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica stood at 9.2. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 61.7, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Historical dataset showing Costa Rica infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

Costa Rica CR: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 9.700 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.300 Ratio for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 14.100 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91.200 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 8.200 Ratio in 2017. Costa Rica CR: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.;Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.;Weighted average;Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys. Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. This is a sex-disaggregated indicator for Sustainable Development Goal 3.2.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

Actual value and historical data chart for Costa Rica Mortality Rate Infant Male Per 1000 Live Births

Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Costa Rica was reported at 8.5 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Costa Rica CR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data was reported at 78.129 Year in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 76.472 Year for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 73.901 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78.129 Year in 2023 and a record low of 62.170 Year in 1960. Costa Rica CR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;

Extreme climate events can have important consequences for the dynamics of natural populations, and severe droughts are predicted to become more common and intense due to climate change. We analysed infant mortality in relation to drought in two primate species (white-faced capuchins, Cebus capucinus imitator, and Geoffroy's spider monkeys, Ateles geoffroyi) in a tropical dry forest in northwestern Costa Rica. Our survival analyses combine several rare and valuable long-term datasets, including long-term primate life-history, landscape-scale fruit abundance, food-tree mortality, and climate conditions. Infant capuchins showed a threshold mortality response to drought, with exceptionally high mortality during a period of intense drought, but not during periods of moderate water shortage. By contrast, spider monkey females stopped reproducing during severe drought, and the mortality of infant spider monkeys peaked later during a period of low fruit abundance and high food-tree mortality linked to the drought. These divergent patterns implicate differing physiology, behaviour or associated factors in shaping species-specific drought responses. Our findings link predictions about the Earth's changing climate to environmental influences on primate mortality risk and thereby improve our understanding of how the increasing severity and frequency of droughts will affect the dynamics and conservation of wild primates.

Costa Rica CR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data was reported at 83.420 Year in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 82.197 Year for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 78.656 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83.420 Year in 2023 and a record low of 64.787 Year in 1960. Costa Rica CR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;

In Costa Rica, the production of vital statistics is the responsibility of the Unidad de Estadísticas Demográficas (UED) which, until 2015, belonged to the Área de Estadísticas Continuas of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC). As of 2016, the Unit becomes part of the Área de Censos y Encuestas.

Vital statistics arise from the processing of information obtained from certificates of vital events (birth, death and marriage) whose registration is in charge of the Civil Registry of Costa Rica.

Specifically, death statistics reflect the frequency, and intensity, with which deaths occur in the country. In addition, it is possible to know the socioeconomic profile of the deceased person and the basic cause of death. All these variables allow, among other aspects, to create indicators to measure the effectiveness of health and epidemiological programs and, in this way, detect the needs for medical services and resources for decision-making and formulation of public policies that are essential for the country.

It should be noted that due to the fact that there is a level of lag in death statistics in the country, operationally all cases that occurred in the last 10 years are included, including the calendar year that is being worked on. In this way, for example, for the year 2014, all those deaths that occurred in the period 2005-2014 are included, but that were registered in the year 2014. Thus, for 2015, the deaths that occurred in the period 2006 are included -2015 and for 2016, those that occurred between 2007-2016.

This lag has been found to be compensated at the national level year after year. In this way, what was not registered in 2014 is expected to enter in 2015 and this data will be approximately equal to what was not registered in 2013 and was registered in 2014 and so on for every year. Late registrations are published respecting the year in which the birth occurred.

Data description and definitions:

Other concepts and definitions:

Death: it is the permanent disappearance of all kinds of signs of life, regardless of the time elapsed since birth. Therefore this definition excludes fetal deaths.

Child death: all those deaths of boys and girls that occurred between the moment of birth and before reaching one year of life. Infant deaths are classified as neonatal and postneonatal.

Maternal death: defined as the death of a woman while she is pregnant, or within 42 days after the termination of the pregnancy; regardless of the duration and site of the pregnancy, due to any cause related to, or aggravated by, the pregnancy itself or its care but not due to accidental or incidental causes.

Neonatal death: refers to deaths that occurred in the first 28 days of life, which is the period of greatest risk.

Post-neonatal death: refers to deaths that occur after 29 days of life and before reaching one year of age.

General mortality rate: it is the number of deaths per thousand inhabitants; that is, the rati...

死亡率：婴儿：每1000人中的活产新生儿数量在12-01-2023达9.200Ratio，相较于12-01-2022的8.800Ratio有所增长。死亡率：婴儿：每1000人中的活产新生儿数量数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2023期间平均值为13.600Ratio，共64份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1960，达70.900Ratio，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2017，为7.700Ratio。CEIC提供的死亡率：婴儿：每1000人中的活产新生儿数量数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的哥斯达黎加 – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics。

コスタリカの乳児の死亡率の統計データです。最新の2023年の数値「9.2(1,000人当たり)」を含む1960～2023年までの推移表や他国との比較情報を無料で公開しています。csv形式でのダウンロードも可能でEXCELでも開けますので、研究や分析レポートにお役立て下さい。

80,8 (anos) in 2023. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

（停止更新）婴儿死亡报告的完整性在12-01-2010达95.994%，相较于12-01-2009的93.644%有所增长。（停止更新）婴儿死亡报告的完整性数据按年更新，12-01-2006至12-01-2010期间平均值为93.198%，共4份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2010，达95.994%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2008，为92.340%。CEIC提供的（停止更新）婴儿死亡报告的完整性数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的哥斯达黎加 – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics。

死亡数量：婴儿在12-01-2023达478.000人，相较于12-01-2022的467.000人有所增长。死亡数量：婴儿数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2023期间平均值为1,119.000人，共64份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1964，达4,351.000人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2022，为467.000人。CEIC提供的死亡数量：婴儿数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的哥斯达黎加 – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics。