Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Number of infant deaths
Costa Rica
478.0%
in 2023
Jamaica
609.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
120th
Jamaica rank
117th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 609.0% against 478.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 131.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 117th 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 | 4,243.3% | 4,298.3% | 55.0% | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 4,144.2% | 3,630.8% | 513.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2,465.1% | 2,450.3% | 14.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,444.1% | 1,794.2% | 350.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1,046.8% | 1,371.1% | 324.3% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 745.5% | 896.0% | 150.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 569.3% | 679.4% | 110.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 476.2% | 612.5% | 136.2% | 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 609.0% against 478.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 131.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 117th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.