Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Number of child deaths
Costa Rica
541 deaths
in 2024
Netherlands
661 deaths
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
Netherlands rank
118th
Number of child deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 661 deaths against 541 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 120 deaths.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Netherlands ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,729 deaths | 5,373 deaths | 355.4 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5,422 deaths | 4,507 deaths | 915.6 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,016 deaths | 2,723 deaths | 292.4 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,695 deaths | 1,752 deaths | 57.4 deaths | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1,230 deaths | 1,412 deaths | 182.5 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 871 deaths | 1,061 deaths | 190.3 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 660.1 deaths | 733.4 deaths | 73.3 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 544.6 deaths | 682.8 deaths | 138.2 deaths | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 661 deaths against 541 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 120 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Netherlands ranks 118th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .