Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Costa Rica
0.6%
in 2023
Kuwait
0.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
154th
Kuwait rank
152nd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 154th and Kuwait ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.7% | 12.3% | 3.7% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 7.5% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait, 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 Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 154th and Kuwait ranks 152nd 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.