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

Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 310 deaths in Kuwait as of 2019.

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

28 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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 Kuwait: Number of neonatal deaths

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2019

Kuwait

310 deaths

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

120th

Kuwait rank

122nd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Costa Rica
Kuwait

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 338 deaths against 310 deaths in Kuwait, a difference of 28 deaths.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

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 Kuwait ranks 122nd of 204 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,530 deaths	150.4 deaths	1,380 deaths	Costa Rica
1960s	1,711 deaths	435.9 deaths	1,276 deaths	Costa Rica
1970s	1,112 deaths	865.1 deaths	247.3 deaths	Costa Rica
1980s	803.8 deaths	655.6 deaths	148.2 deaths	Costa Rica
1990s	685.1 deaths	303.8 deaths	381.3 deaths	Costa Rica
2000s	511 deaths	283.6 deaths	227.4 deaths	Costa Rica
2010s	421.6 deaths	329.5 deaths	92.1 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 Kuwait?: Costa Rica, at 338 deaths against 310 deaths in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Costa Rica and Kuwait?: 28 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Kuwait ranks 122nd 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.