Costa Rica vs Korea: Number of infant deaths
Costa Rica
478.0%
in 2023
Korea
567.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
120th
Korea rank
119th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 567.0% against 478.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 89.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 72 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Korea ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,193.6% | 94,255.1% | 90,061.5% | Korea |
| 1960s | 4,144.2% | 63,179.7% | 59,035.5% | Korea |
| 1970s | 2,465.1% | 32,358.8% | 29,893.7% | Korea |
| 1980s | 1,444.1% | 15,673.0% | 14,228.9% | Korea |
| 1990s | 1,046.8% | 6,014.4% | 4,967.6% | Korea |
| 2000s | 745.5% | 2,246.3% | 1,500.8% | Korea |
| 2010s | 569.3% | 1,199.6% | 630.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 476.2% | 633.0% | 156.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Korea, at 567.0% against 478.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 89.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Korea ranks 119th 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.