Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Costa Rica or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 76 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 Solomon Islands?

3 deaths, with Solomon Islands ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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.

Costa Rica vs Solomon Islands: Number of child deaths by age

Costa Rica

73 deaths

in 2024

Solomon Islands

76 deaths

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

122nd

Solomon Islands rank

120th

Number of child deaths by age over time

Costa Rica
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 76 deaths against 73 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 3 deaths.

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 Solomon Islands ranks 120th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Solomon Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,469 deaths	310.6 deaths	1,159 deaths	Costa Rica
1960s	1,279 deaths	255.9 deaths	1,024 deaths	Costa Rica
1970s	550.4 deaths	164.2 deaths	386.2 deaths	Costa Rica
1980s	250.6 deaths	118.5 deaths	132.1 deaths	Costa Rica
1990s	182.7 deaths	107.2 deaths	75.5 deaths	Costa Rica
2000s	125.4 deaths	102.3 deaths	23.1 deaths	Costa Rica
2010s	91.1 deaths	93.6 deaths	2.5 deaths	Solomon Islands
2020s	78.6 deaths	81.4 deaths	2.8 deaths	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Costa Rica or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 76 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 Solomon Islands?: 3 deaths, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Solomon Islands?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of child deaths by age?: Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Solomon Islands ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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Indicator: Number of child deaths by age
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .