Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Bulgaria
353 deaths
in 2023
Costa Rica
401 deaths
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
131st
Costa Rica rank
129th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 401 deaths against 353 deaths in Bulgaria, a difference of 48 deaths.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 131st and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,350 deaths | 5,699 deaths | 9,651 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 5,472 deaths | 5,480 deaths | 8.2 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,966 deaths | 3,013 deaths | 952.8 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2,462 deaths | 1,724 deaths | 738.5 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1,582 deaths | 1,241 deaths | 341.7 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 973.5 deaths | 873.9 deaths | 99.6 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 579 deaths | 648.8 deaths | 69.8 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 382.5 deaths | 434.25 deaths | 51.75 deaths | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 401 deaths against 353 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 48 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Bulgaria ranks 131st and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.