Costa Rica vs Israel: Number of infant deaths
Costa Rica
468 deaths
in 2024
Israel
457 deaths
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
Israel rank
122nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Israel
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 468 deaths against 457 deaths in Israel, a difference of 11 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Israel ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Israel in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,230 deaths | 2,331 deaths | 1,899 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 4,143 deaths | 1,859 deaths | 2,284 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2,465 deaths | 1,808 deaths | 656.8 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,444 deaths | 1,158 deaths | 286.1 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,047 deaths | 803.5 deaths | 243.6 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 745.6 deaths | 644.6 deaths | 101 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 569 deaths | 539.8 deaths | 29.2 deaths | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 466 deaths | 474.6 deaths | 8.6 deaths | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Costa Rica or Israel?
- Costa Rica, at 468 deaths against 457 deaths in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Israel?
- 11 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Israel ranks 122nd 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 infant 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 1 .