China vs Costa Rica: Stillbirth rate
China
0.4669 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.4497 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
China rank
138th
Costa Rica rank
141st
Stillbirth rate over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
China currently reports 0.4669 deaths per 100 births against 0.4497 deaths per 100 births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0172 deaths per 100 births.
Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 138th and Costa Rica ranks 141st of 196 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 deaths per 100 births | 0.5034 deaths per 100 births | 0.8332 deaths per 100 births | China |
| 2010s | 0.7665 deaths per 100 births | 0.4644 deaths per 100 births | 0.3021 deaths per 100 births | China |
| 2020s | 0.4922 deaths per 100 births | 0.434 deaths per 100 births | 0.0581 deaths per 100 births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, China or Costa Rica?
- China, at 0.4669 deaths per 100 births against 0.4497 deaths per 100 births in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.0172 deaths per 100 births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- China ranks 138th and Costa Rica ranks 141st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.