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

Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 297 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2023.

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

41 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria 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.

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

Bulgaria

297 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

132nd

Costa Rica rank

129th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bulgaria
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 338 deaths against 297 deaths in Bulgaria, a difference of 41 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,864 deaths	4,472 deaths	7,393 deaths	Bulgaria
1960s	4,552 deaths	4,368 deaths	183.8 deaths	Bulgaria
1970s	3,368 deaths	2,494 deaths	873.3 deaths	Bulgaria
1980s	1,949 deaths	1,479 deaths	469.6 deaths	Bulgaria
1990s	1,234 deaths	1,057 deaths	176.6 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	815.3 deaths	745.1 deaths	70.2 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	480.1 deaths	553.1 deaths	73 deaths	Costa Rica
2020s	311.25 deaths	363.5 deaths	52.25 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, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 297 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 41 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bulgaria ranks 132nd 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.