Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Armenia or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 301 deaths in Armenia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Armenia and Costa Rica?

37 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Armenia vs Costa Rica: Number of infants who die before age 1

Armenia

301 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2023

Armenia rank

131st

Costa Rica rank

129th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Armenia
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 338 deaths against 301 deaths in Armenia, a difference of 37 deaths.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Armenia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 131st and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 7 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Armenia	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7,380 deaths	4,472 deaths	2,908 deaths	Armenia
1960s	6,744 deaths	4,368 deaths	2,376 deaths	Armenia
1970s	4,743 deaths	2,494 deaths	2,249 deaths	Armenia
1980s	4,552 deaths	1,479 deaths	3,072 deaths	Armenia
1990s	2,121 deaths	1,057 deaths	1,064 deaths	Armenia
2000s	860.3 deaths	745.1 deaths	115.2 deaths	Armenia
2010s	558.1 deaths	553.1 deaths	5 deaths	Armenia
2020s	326.5 deaths	363.5 deaths	37 deaths	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Armenia or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 301 deaths in Armenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Armenia and Costa Rica?: 37 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Costa Rica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Armenia and Costa Rica rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Armenia ranks 131st and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.