Costa Rica vs Republic of Korea: Number of neonatal deaths

Costa Rica
374
in 2024
Republic of Korea
281
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Republic of Korea rank
122nd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Republic of Korea
010.0k20.0k30.0k196019922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 374 against 281 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 93.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Republic of Korea ranks 122nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 1,850 27,662 25,812 Republic of Korea
1970s 1,157 18,419 17,261 Republic of Korea
1980s 851.7 9,627 8,776 Republic of Korea
1990s 689 3,647 2,958 Republic of Korea
2000s 528.6 1,235 706.5 Republic of Korea
2010s 438.2 661.6 223.4 Republic of Korea
2020s 362.2 319 43.2 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Costa Rica or Republic of Korea?
Costa Rica, at 374 against 281 in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Costa Rica and Republic of Korea?
93, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Republic of Korea ranks 122nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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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About this data

Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.