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

Guyana, at 358 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.

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

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 Guyana: Number of infants who die before age 1

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2023

Guyana

358 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

129th

Guyana rank

126th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Costa Rica
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 358 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 20 deaths.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 129th and Guyana ranks 126th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,472 deaths	1,901 deaths	2,570 deaths	Costa Rica
1960s	4,368 deaths	1,593 deaths	2,775 deaths	Costa Rica
1970s	2,494 deaths	1,452 deaths	1,043 deaths	Costa Rica
1980s	1,479 deaths	1,251 deaths	228.7 deaths	Costa Rica
1990s	1,057 deaths	954.4 deaths	102.6 deaths	Costa Rica
2000s	745.1 deaths	602.1 deaths	143 deaths	Costa Rica
2010s	553.1 deaths	464.3 deaths	88.8 deaths	Costa Rica
2020s	363.5 deaths	381.25 deaths	17.75 deaths	Guyana

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 Guyana?: Guyana, at 358 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 Guyana?: 20 deaths, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Costa Rica ranks 129th and Guyana ranks 126th 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.