Costa Rica vs Israel: Number of child deaths
Costa Rica
541 deaths
in 2024
Israel
576 deaths
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
Israel rank
120th
Number of child deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 576 deaths against 541 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 35 deaths.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Israel ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,679 deaths | 2,725 deaths | 2,954 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5,422 deaths | 2,222 deaths | 3,200 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,016 deaths | 2,102 deaths | 913.6 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,695 deaths | 1,372 deaths | 323.4 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,230 deaths | 964.8 deaths | 265 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 871 deaths | 790.7 deaths | 80.3 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 660.1 deaths | 667.1 deaths | 7 deaths | Israel |
| 2020s | 544.6 deaths | 596 deaths | 51.4 deaths | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Costa Rica or Israel?
- Israel, at 576 deaths against 541 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Costa Rica and Israel?
- 35 deaths, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Israel 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. 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 .