Costa Rica vs Fiji: Number of child deaths
Costa Rica
541 deaths
in 2024
Fiji
485 deaths
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
Fiji rank
124th
Number of child deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Fiji
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 541 deaths against 485 deaths in Fiji, a difference of 56 deaths.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Fiji ranks 124th of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,729 deaths | 1,439 deaths | 4,290 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5,422 deaths | 1,210 deaths | 4,213 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,016 deaths | 998.2 deaths | 2,017 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,695 deaths | 819.8 deaths | 875.2 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,230 deaths | 549.8 deaths | 680 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 871 deaths | 481 deaths | 390 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 660.1 deaths | 428.5 deaths | 231.6 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 544.6 deaths | 486.4 deaths | 58.2 deaths | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Costa Rica or Fiji?
- Costa Rica, at 541 deaths against 485 deaths in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 56 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Fiji ranks 124th 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. 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 under 5 .