Costa Rica records lowest level of infant mortality in its history
April 1st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The infant mortality rate in Costa Rica in 2012 was 8.51 per thousand births, which is the lowest figure in its history, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC).
The 8.51 recorded last year is less than the 8.84 figure in 2009, which was itself the lowest in Costa Rica’s history at the time.
Official figures indicate that 74.52% of those infant fatalities occurred during the first 28 days of life.
In absolute terms, there were 73,326 births and 624 infant deaths between January and December of last year. That is 133 less births and 42 less infant deaths than in 2011.
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