Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Number of infant deaths
Costa Rica
468
in 2024
Jamaica
535
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
Jamaica rank
119th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 535 against 468 in Costa Rica, a difference of 67.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 119th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,143 | 3,677 | 466.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2,465 | 2,429 | 35.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,444 | 1,766 | 321.4 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1,047 | 1,346 | 299.2 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 745.6 | 870.4 | 124.8 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 569 | 660.3 | 91.3 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 466 | 565.2 | 99.2 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 535 against 468 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 67, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 119th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.