Costa Rica vs Vatican: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Costa Rica
0.6%
in 2023
Vatican
0.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
154th
Vatican rank
157th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- Vatican
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Vatican, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 154th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.7% | 3.5% | 5.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 2.3% | 4.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
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 Vatican?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Costa Rica and Vatican?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Vatican rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 154th and Vatican ranks 157th 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.