Costa Rica vs Cuba: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Costa Rica
374
in 2024
Cuba
403
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Cuba rank
117th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 403 against 374 in Costa Rica, a difference of 29.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Cuba ranks 117th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,665 | 5,771 | 4,106 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1,157 | 3,834 | 2,677 | Cuba |
| 1980s | 851.7 | 1,640 | 788.8 | Cuba |
| 1990s | 689 | 885 | 196 | Cuba |
| 2000s | 528.6 | 447.6 | 81 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 438.2 | 331.6 | 106.6 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 362.2 | 385.8 | 23.6 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 403 against 374 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 29, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Cuba ranks 117th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.