Costa Rica vs Turkey: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute)
Costa Rica
9.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Turkey
9.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
120th
Turkey rank
122nd
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.2 per 1,000 live births against 9.1 per 1,000 live births in Turkey, 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 Turkey ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Turkey ranks 122nd of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.26 per 1,000 live births | 124.81 per 1,000 live births | 84.55 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 1980s | 18.21 per 1,000 live births | 82.75 per 1,000 live births | 64.54 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 1990s | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 46.25 per 1,000 live births | 33.35 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 2000s | 9.99 per 1,000 live births | 22.46 per 1,000 live births | 12.47 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 2010s | 8.14 per 1,000 live births | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.36 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 2020s | 8.68 per 1,000 live births | 8.55 per 1,000 live births | 0.125 per 1,000 live births | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Costa Rica or Turkey?
- Costa Rica, at 9.2 per 1,000 live births against 9.1 per 1,000 live births in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkey rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Turkey ranks 122nd 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
February 2026 Data Release