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
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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .