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

Netherlands, at 421 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2019.

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

83 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.

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

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 Netherlands: Number of neonatal deaths

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2019

Netherlands

421 deaths

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

120th

Netherlands rank

117th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Costa Rica
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 421 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 83 deaths.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Netherlands ranks 117th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,530 deaths	3,420 deaths	1,890 deaths	Netherlands
1960s	1,711 deaths	2,647 deaths	935.5 deaths	Netherlands
1970s	1,112 deaths	1,487 deaths	374.7 deaths	Netherlands
1980s	803.8 deaths	912.5 deaths	108.7 deaths	Netherlands
1990s	685.1 deaths	799.3 deaths	114.2 deaths	Netherlands
2000s	511 deaths	651.4 deaths	140.4 deaths	Netherlands
2010s	421.6 deaths	452.3 deaths	30.7 deaths	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Costa Rica or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 421 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 83 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Netherlands ranks 117th 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.