Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Number of child deaths
Costa Rica
541 deaths
in 2024
Jamaica
583 deaths
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
Jamaica rank
119th
Number of child deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 583 deaths against 541 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 42 deaths.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,410 deaths | 4,446 deaths | 964.33 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,016 deaths | 2,892 deaths | 123.2 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,695 deaths | 2,027 deaths | 331.6 deaths | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1,230 deaths | 1,513 deaths | 282.9 deaths | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 871 deaths | 965.9 deaths | 94.9 deaths | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 660.1 deaths | 725.5 deaths | 65.4 deaths | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 544.6 deaths | 616.2 deaths | 71.6 deaths | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 583 deaths against 541 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 42 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 119th 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 .