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

Chinese Taipei, at 405 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2019.

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

67 deaths, with Chinese Taipei ahead.

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

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 Chinese Taipei: Number of neonatal deaths

Costa Rica

338 deaths

in 2019

Chinese Taipei

405 deaths

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

120th

Chinese Taipei rank

119th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Costa Rica
Chinese Taipei

How they compare

Chinese Taipei currently reports 405 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 67 deaths.

That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Chinese Taipei ranks 119th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Chinese Taipei	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,530 deaths	3,114 deaths	1,584 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1960s	1,711 deaths	2,752 deaths	1,041 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1970s	1,112 deaths	1,591 deaths	478.9 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1980s	803.8 deaths	875.7 deaths	71.9 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1990s	685.1 deaths	800 deaths	114.9 deaths	Chinese Taipei
2000s	511 deaths	640.4 deaths	129.4 deaths	Chinese Taipei
2010s	421.6 deaths	474.3 deaths	52.7 deaths	Chinese Taipei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Costa Rica or Chinese Taipei?: Chinese Taipei, at 405 deaths against 338 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Costa Rica and Chinese Taipei?: 67 deaths, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Chinese Taipei?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Chinese Taipei rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Chinese Taipei ranks 119th 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.