Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 279 against 258 in Costa Rica as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?

21, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Republic of Moldova: Number of infant deaths, male

Costa Rica

258

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

279

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

121st

Republic of Moldova rank

120th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Costa Rica
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 279 against 258 in Costa Rica, a difference of 21.

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

Across all 53 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and Republic of Moldova ranks 120th of 197 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,264	2,113	849.5	Republic of Moldova
1980s	834.9	1,895	1,060	Republic of Moldova
1990s	597	1,210	613.2	Republic of Moldova
2000s	418.5	581.3	162.8	Republic of Moldova
2010s	311.4	397.7	86.3	Republic of Moldova
2020s	255.4	288.4	33	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 279 against 258 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 21, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Costa Rica ranks 121st and Republic of Moldova ranks 120th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
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 male infants dying before reaching one year of age.