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

Georgia, at 357 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2023

Georgia

357 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

129th

Georgia rank

127th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Costa Rica
Georgia

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 357 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 19 deaths.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 129th and Georgia ranks 127th of 236 countries.

Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Georgia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,472 deaths	9,113 deaths	4,641 deaths	Georgia
1960s	4,368 deaths	8,012 deaths	3,644 deaths	Georgia
1970s	2,494 deaths	5,712 deaths	3,217 deaths	Georgia
1980s	1,479 deaths	4,727 deaths	3,247 deaths	Georgia
1990s	1,057 deaths	2,906 deaths	1,849 deaths	Georgia
2000s	745.1 deaths	1,154 deaths	408.5 deaths	Georgia
2010s	553.1 deaths	584.3 deaths	31.2 deaths	Georgia
2020s	363.5 deaths	389.5 deaths	26 deaths	Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Costa Rica or Georgia?: Georgia, at 357 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Costa Rica and Georgia?: 19 deaths, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Costa Rica ranks 129th and Georgia ranks 127th 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.