Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Costa Rica or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 583 against 541 in Costa Rica as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Number of child deaths by region

Costa Rica

541

in 2024

Jamaica

583

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

121st

Jamaica rank

119th

Number of child deaths by region over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 583 against 541 in Costa Rica, a difference of 42.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 119th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5,410	4,446	964.33	Costa Rica
1970s	3,016	2,892	123.2	Costa Rica
1980s	1,695	2,027	331.6	Jamaica
1990s	1,230	1,513	282.9	Jamaica
2000s	871	965.9	94.9	Jamaica
2010s	660.1	725.5	65.4	Jamaica
2020s	544.6	616.2	71.6	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 583 against 541 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 42, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 119th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.