What is stillbirth rate in Costa Rica?

Stillbirth rate in Costa Rica was 0.4497 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 0.512 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4043 deaths per 100 births in 2019.

How does Costa Rica rank for stillbirth rate?

Costa Rica ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Costa Rica

Name: Stillbirth rate in Costa Rica
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Costa Rica: Stillbirth rate was 0.4497 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.4497 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

141st

of 196 countries

All-time high

0.512 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.4043 deaths per 100 births

in 2019

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Costa Rica, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Costa Rica stood at 0.4497 deaths per 100 births.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 0.512 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4043 deaths per 100 births, in 2019.

That places Costa Rica 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.5034 deaths per 100 births	0.4922 deaths per 100 births	0.512 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	0.4644 deaths per 100 births	0.4043 deaths per 100 births	0.5063 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.434 deaths per 100 births	0.4109 deaths per 100 births	0.4497 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

138 China 0.4669 deaths per 100 births compare
139 Anguilla 0.4581 deaths per 100 births compare
140 Serbia 0.4555 deaths per 100 births compare
142 Turkey 0.4397 deaths per 100 births compare
143 Mongolia 0.4367 deaths per 100 births compare
144 Barbados 0.433 deaths per 100 births compare

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More population data for Costa Rica

Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 123,827 people (2100)
Population density 73.96 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -1.0% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.32 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 31,632 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.32 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.32 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.5% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.33 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Costa Rica?: Stillbirth rate in Costa Rica was 0.4497 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.512 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4043 deaths per 100 births in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for stillbirth rate?: Costa Rica ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.