Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Costa Rica or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 229 against 210 in Costa Rica as of 2024.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Number of infant deaths, female

Costa Rica

210

in 2024

Jamaica

229

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

121st

Jamaica rank

119th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 229 against 210 in Costa Rica, a difference of 19.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 119th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,843	1,644	199.6	Costa Rica
1970s	1,070	1,057	13.5	Costa Rica
1980s	609.5	755.6	146.1	Jamaica
1990s	450.1	572.5	122.4	Jamaica
2000s	327.1	371.9	44.8	Jamaica
2010s	257.6	283.9	26.3	Jamaica
2020s	210.6	242.2	31.6	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 229 against 210 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 19, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 119th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.