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

Costa Rica, at 374 deaths against 294 deaths in Israel as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Costa Rica and Israel?

80 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

49 years are reported by both, from 1976 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 Israel: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Costa Rica

374 deaths

in 2024

Israel

294 deaths

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

120th

Israel rank

121st

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Costa Rica
Israel

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 374 deaths against 294 deaths in Israel, a difference of 80 deaths.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Israel ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Israel ranks 121st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Israel in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1970s	943.75 deaths	1,056 deaths	112.25 deaths	Israel
1980s	851.7 deaths	746.7 deaths	105 deaths	Costa Rica
1990s	689 deaths	516.1 deaths	172.9 deaths	Costa Rica
2000s	528.6 deaths	408.8 deaths	119.8 deaths	Costa Rica
2010s	438.2 deaths	358.6 deaths	79.6 deaths	Costa Rica
2020s	362.2 deaths	306.8 deaths	55.4 deaths	Costa Rica

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 Israel?: Costa Rica, at 374 deaths against 294 deaths in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Costa Rica and Israel?: 80 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Israel ranks 121st 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 .