What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Costa Rica and Western Sahara?

1 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Western Sahara: Number of infants who die before age 1

Costa Rica

35 deaths

in 2100

Western Sahara

34 deaths

in 2100

Costa Rica rank

134th

Western Sahara rank

135th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Costa Rica
Western Sahara

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 35 deaths against 34 deaths in Western Sahara, a difference of 1 deaths.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Western Sahara ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
2020s	298.17 deaths	188.5 deaths	109.67 deaths	Costa Rica
2030s	225.2 deaths	148.9 deaths	76.3 deaths	Costa Rica
2040s	162.8 deaths	116.2 deaths	46.6 deaths	Costa Rica
2050s	112.8 deaths	86.4 deaths	26.4 deaths	Costa Rica
2060s	83.3 deaths	66.7 deaths	16.6 deaths	Costa Rica
2070s	66.2 deaths	54.5 deaths	11.7 deaths	Costa Rica
2080s	51 deaths	44.8 deaths	6.2 deaths	Costa Rica
2090s	39.8 deaths	37.4 deaths	2.4 deaths	Costa Rica
2100s	35 deaths	34 deaths	1 deaths	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Costa Rica or Western Sahara?: Costa Rica, at 35 deaths against 34 deaths in Western Sahara as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Costa Rica and Western Sahara?: 1 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Western Sahara?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Costa Rica and Western Sahara rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Costa Rica ranks 134th and Western Sahara ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.