Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Costa Rica or Israel?

Israel, at 258 against 242 in Costa Rica as of 2024.

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

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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Israel: Number of under-five deaths, female

Costa Rica

242

in 2024

Israel

258

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

121st

Israel rank

119th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Costa Rica
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 258 against 242 in Costa Rica, a difference of 16.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,492	1,010	1,482	Costa Rica
1970s	1,333	942.1	391.2	Costa Rica
1980s	720.6	624.6	96	Costa Rica
1990s	530.5	438.7	91.8	Costa Rica
2000s	381.8	357.9	23.9	Costa Rica
2010s	296.8	300.3	3.5	Israel
2020s	244.8	266.6	21.8	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Costa Rica or Israel?: Israel, at 258 against 242 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Costa Rica and Israel?: 16, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Costa Rica ranks 121st and Israel 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 under-five deaths, female. 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, 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.