Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Number of infant deaths

Costa Rica
468 deaths
in 2024
Jamaica
535 deaths
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
Jamaica rank
119th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 535 deaths against 468 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 67 deaths.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 119th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jamaica Difference Ahead
1950s 4,244 deaths 4,412 deaths 168 deaths Jamaica
1960s 4,143 deaths 3,677 deaths 466.4 deaths Costa Rica
1970s 2,465 deaths 2,429 deaths 35.8 deaths Costa Rica
1980s 1,444 deaths 1,766 deaths 321.4 deaths Jamaica
1990s 1,047 deaths 1,346 deaths 299.2 deaths Jamaica
2000s 745.6 deaths 870.4 deaths 124.8 deaths Jamaica
2010s 569 deaths 660.3 deaths 91.3 deaths Jamaica
2020s 466 deaths 565.2 deaths 99.2 deaths Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 535 deaths against 468 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
67 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for number of infant 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .