Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Costa Rica
401 deaths
in 2023
Kuwait
428 deaths
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
129th
Kuwait rank
126th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 428 deaths against 401 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 27 deaths.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Kuwait ranks 126th 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 | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,699 deaths | 1,548 deaths | 4,151 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5,480 deaths | 2,113 deaths | 3,368 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,013 deaths | 2,193 deaths | 820.1 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,724 deaths | 1,405 deaths | 318.7 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,241 deaths | 631.2 deaths | 609.5 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 873.9 deaths | 562.5 deaths | 311.4 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 648.8 deaths | 553.9 deaths | 94.9 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 434.25 deaths | 431.75 deaths | 2.5 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, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 428 deaths against 401 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 27 deaths, 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 number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Kuwait ranks 126th 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.