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

Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 331 deaths in Israel as of 2019.

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

7 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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.

Costa Rica vs Israel: Number of neonatal deaths

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2019

Israel

331 deaths

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

120th

Israel rank

121st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Costa Rica
Israel

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 338 deaths against 331 deaths in Israel, a difference of 7 deaths.

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

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Israel ranks 121st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Israel in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,530 deaths	1,096 deaths	434.4 deaths	Costa Rica
1960s	1,711 deaths	1,040 deaths	671.8 deaths	Costa Rica
1970s	1,112 deaths	1,179 deaths	66.9 deaths	Israel
1980s	803.8 deaths	784.2 deaths	19.6 deaths	Costa Rica
1990s	685.1 deaths	554.8 deaths	130.3 deaths	Costa Rica
2000s	511 deaths	431.9 deaths	79.1 deaths	Costa Rica
2010s	421.6 deaths	370.6 deaths	51 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 Israel?: Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 331 deaths in Israel as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Costa Rica and Israel?: 7 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Israel ranks 121st 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.