Which has higher number of infant deaths, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 490 against 468 in Costa Rica as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?

22, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

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.

Costa Rica vs Republic of Moldova: Number of infant deaths

Costa Rica

468

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

490

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

121st

Republic of Moldova rank

120th

Number of infant deaths over time

Costa Rica
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 490 against 468 in Costa Rica, a difference of 22.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and Republic of Moldova ranks 120th of 197 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,221	3,697	1,476	Republic of Moldova
1980s	1,444	3,298	1,853	Republic of Moldova
1990s	1,047	2,112	1,065	Republic of Moldova
2000s	745.6	1,014	268.7	Republic of Moldova
2010s	569	695.9	126.9	Republic of Moldova
2020s	466	504.8	38.8	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 490 against 468 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 22, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 121st and Republic of Moldova ranks 120th 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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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.