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

22 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 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 Republic of Moldova: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Costa Rica

374 deaths

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

396 deaths

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

120th

Republic of Moldova rank

118th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Costa Rica
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 396 deaths against 374 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 22 deaths.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Republic of Moldova ranks 118th of 199 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1980s	853 deaths	1,919 deaths	1,066 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1990s	689 deaths	1,384 deaths	694.8 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2000s	528.6 deaths	785.9 deaths	257.3 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2010s	438.2 deaths	566 deaths	127.8 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2020s	362.2 deaths	404.6 deaths	42.4 deaths	Republic of Moldova

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 Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 396 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 Republic of Moldova?: 22 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Republic of Moldova ranks 118th 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 .