Botswana vs Costa Rica: Number of child deaths by age
Botswana
73 deaths
in 2024
Costa Rica
73 deaths
in 2024
Botswana rank
122nd
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 73 deaths against 73 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Botswana ranks 122nd and Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,167 deaths | 1,394 deaths | 227 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 988.2 deaths | 1,279 deaths | 291.2 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 630.4 deaths | 550.4 deaths | 80 deaths | Botswana |
| 1980s | 419.2 deaths | 250.6 deaths | 168.6 deaths | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1,111 deaths | 182.7 deaths | 928.5 deaths | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1,248 deaths | 125.4 deaths | 1,123 deaths | Botswana |
| 2010s | 182.2 deaths | 91.1 deaths | 91.1 deaths | Botswana |
| 2020s | 94.4 deaths | 78.6 deaths | 15.8 deaths | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Botswana, at 73 deaths against 73 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 0 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Botswana ranks 122nd and Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .