What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?

0 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Number of under-five deaths, per capita (World Health)

Costa Rica

0.0001 units per person

in 2024

Malaysia

0.0001 units per person

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

132nd

Malaysia rank

133rd

Number of under-five deaths, per capita (World Health) over time

Costa Rica
Malaysia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0035 units per person	0.0028 units per person	0.0007 units per person	Costa Rica
1970s	0.0015 units per person	0.0014 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Costa Rica
1980s	0.0006 units per person	0.0007 units per person	0 units per person	Malaysia
1990s	0.0004 units per person	0.0003 units per person	0 units per person	Costa Rica
2000s	0.0002 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0 units per person	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0001 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0 units per person	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0001 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0 units per person	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Costa Rica or Malaysia?: Costa Rica, at 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?: 0 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 197 places, 11,457 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.