Which has higher number of infant deaths, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 490 deaths against 468 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?

22 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

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.

Costa Rica vs Republic of Moldova: Number of infant deaths

Costa Rica

468 deaths

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

490 deaths

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

121st

Republic of Moldova rank

120th

Number of infant deaths over time

Costa Rica
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 490 deaths against 468 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 22 deaths.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and Republic of Moldova ranks 120th of 199 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,221 deaths	3,697 deaths	1,476 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1980s	1,444 deaths	3,298 deaths	1,853 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1990s	1,047 deaths	2,112 deaths	1,065 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2000s	745.6 deaths	1,014 deaths	268.7 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2010s	569 deaths	695.9 deaths	126.9 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2020s	466 deaths	504.8 deaths	38.8 deaths	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 490 deaths against 468 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 22 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 121st and Republic of Moldova ranks 120th 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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .