Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bhutan or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 287 deaths in Bhutan as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bhutan and Costa Rica?

51 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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.

Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Number of neonatal deaths

Bhutan

287 deaths

in 2019

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2019

Bhutan rank

123rd

Costa Rica rank

120th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Bhutan
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 338 deaths against 287 deaths in Bhutan, a difference of 51 deaths.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bhutan ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,016 deaths	1,530 deaths	513.6 deaths	Costa Rica
1960s	1,179 deaths	1,711 deaths	532.7 deaths	Costa Rica
1970s	1,348 deaths	1,112 deaths	235.2 deaths	Bhutan
1980s	1,432 deaths	803.8 deaths	627.8 deaths	Bhutan
1990s	999.4 deaths	685.1 deaths	314.3 deaths	Bhutan
2000s	639.5 deaths	511 deaths	128.5 deaths	Bhutan
2010s	389.5 deaths	421.6 deaths	32.1 deaths	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bhutan or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 287 deaths in Bhutan as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bhutan and Costa Rica?: 51 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Bhutan ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.