Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Number of infant deaths
Costa Rica
478.0%
in 2023
Netherlands
589.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
120th
Netherlands rank
118th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 589.0% against 478.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 111.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Netherlands ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,152.0% | 4,653.0% | 501.0% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 4,144.2% | 3,566.2% | 578.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2,465.1% | 2,135.3% | 329.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,444.1% | 1,422.3% | 21.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,046.8% | 1,160.4% | 113.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 745.5% | 883.9% | 138.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 569.3% | 626.3% | 57.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 476.2% | 604.2% | 128.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 589.0% against 478.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 111.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.