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

Belgium, at 345 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium 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.

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

Belgium

345 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2023

Belgium rank

128th

Costa Rica rank

129th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Belgium
Costa Rica

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 345 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 7 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,026 deaths	4,472 deaths	1,554 deaths	Belgium
1960s	3,827 deaths	4,368 deaths	540.9 deaths	Costa Rica
1970s	2,118 deaths	2,494 deaths	376.6 deaths	Costa Rica
1980s	1,211 deaths	1,479 deaths	268.4 deaths	Costa Rica
1990s	797.1 deaths	1,057 deaths	259.9 deaths	Costa Rica
2000s	482.8 deaths	745.1 deaths	262.3 deaths	Costa Rica
2010s	427.6 deaths	553.1 deaths	125.5 deaths	Costa Rica
2020s	364.25 deaths	363.5 deaths	0.75 deaths	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Belgium or Costa Rica?: Belgium, at 345 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Belgium and Costa Rica?: 7 deaths, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Belgium ranks 128th 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.