Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Number of child deaths by age
Costa Rica
73 deaths
in 2024
Netherlands
84 deaths
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Netherlands rank
119th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 84 deaths against 73 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 11 deaths.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Netherlands ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,469 deaths | 1,121 deaths | 348.4 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1,279 deaths | 940.1 deaths | 339.3 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 550.4 deaths | 588.1 deaths | 37.7 deaths | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 250.6 deaths | 330.3 deaths | 79.7 deaths | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 182.7 deaths | 251.6 deaths | 68.9 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 125.4 deaths | 177 deaths | 51.6 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 91.1 deaths | 107 deaths | 15.9 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 78.6 deaths | 87.2 deaths | 8.6 deaths | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 84 deaths against 73 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 11 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Netherlands ranks 119th 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 .