What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?

47 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Republic of Moldova: Number of youth deaths

Costa Rica

678 deaths

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

631 deaths

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

121st

Republic of Moldova rank

123rd

Number of youth deaths over time

Costa Rica
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 678 deaths against 631 deaths in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 47 deaths.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and Republic of Moldova ranks 123rd of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Moldova in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,440 deaths	2,867 deaths	1,428 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2000s	1,052 deaths	1,344 deaths	291.7 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2010s	801.1 deaths	874.7 deaths	73.6 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2020s	680.8 deaths	654.6 deaths	26.2 deaths	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of youth deaths, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?: Costa Rica, at 678 deaths against 631 deaths in Republic of Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 47 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova rank globally for number of youth deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 121st and Republic of Moldova ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of youth deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 6,965 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.