Costa Rica vs Korea: Number of neonatal deaths
Costa Rica
374 deaths
in 2024
Korea
281 deaths
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Korea rank
122nd
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 374 deaths against 281 deaths in Korea, a difference of 93 deaths.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Korea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Korea ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,733 deaths | 30,482 deaths | 28,749 deaths | Korea |
| 1960s | 1,850 deaths | 27,662 deaths | 25,812 deaths | Korea |
| 1970s | 1,157 deaths | 18,419 deaths | 17,261 deaths | Korea |
| 1980s | 851.7 deaths | 9,627 deaths | 8,776 deaths | Korea |
| 1990s | 689 deaths | 3,647 deaths | 2,958 deaths | Korea |
| 2000s | 528.6 deaths | 1,235 deaths | 706.5 deaths | Korea |
| 2010s | 438.2 deaths | 661.6 deaths | 223.4 deaths | Korea |
| 2020s | 362.2 deaths | 319 deaths | 43.2 deaths | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 374 deaths against 281 deaths in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 93 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Korea ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .