Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Costa Rica or Cuba?

Cuba, at 403 deaths against 374 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.

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

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Cuba: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Costa Rica

374 deaths

in 2024

Cuba

403 deaths

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

120th

Cuba rank

117th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Costa Rica
Cuba

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 403 deaths against 374 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 29 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Cuba ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Cuba ranks 117th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,665 deaths	5,771 deaths	4,106 deaths	Cuba
1970s	1,157 deaths	3,834 deaths	2,677 deaths	Cuba
1980s	851.7 deaths	1,640 deaths	788.8 deaths	Cuba
1990s	689 deaths	885 deaths	196 deaths	Cuba
2000s	528.6 deaths	447.6 deaths	81 deaths	Costa Rica
2010s	438.2 deaths	331.6 deaths	106.6 deaths	Costa Rica
2020s	362.2 deaths	385.8 deaths	23.6 deaths	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Costa Rica or Cuba?: Cuba, at 403 deaths against 374 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Costa Rica and Cuba?: 29 deaths, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Cuba ranks 117th 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
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, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .