Barbados vs Costa Rica: Mortality rate, infant

Barbados
9.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Costa Rica
9.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Barbados rank
119th
Costa Rica rank
120th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Barbados
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 9.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.2 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Barbados ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 32.74 per 1,000 live births 40.26 per 1,000 live births 7.52 per 1,000 live births Costa Rica
1980s 19.93 per 1,000 live births 18.21 per 1,000 live births 1.72 per 1,000 live births Barbados
1990s 13.95 per 1,000 live births 12.9 per 1,000 live births 1.05 per 1,000 live births Barbados
2000s 13.24 per 1,000 live births 9.99 per 1,000 live births 3.25 per 1,000 live births Barbados
2010s 11.77 per 1,000 live births 8.14 per 1,000 live births 3.63 per 1,000 live births Barbados
2020s 9.75 per 1,000 live births 8.68 per 1,000 live births 1.07 per 1,000 live births Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Barbados or Costa Rica?
Barbados, at 9.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.2 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Barbados and Costa Rica?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Barbados ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release