Costa Rica vs French Guiana: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Costa Rica
0.6%
in 2023
French Guiana
0.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
154th
French Guiana rank
153rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 154th and French Guiana ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and French Guiana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Costa Rica or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Costa Rica and French Guiana?
- 0.0%, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and French Guiana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and French Guiana rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 154th and French Guiana ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.