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

Costa Rica
242
in 2024
Jamaica
250
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
Jamaica rank
120th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 250 against 242 in Costa Rica, a difference of 8.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 120th 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 2,485 1,998 487.78 Costa Rica
1970s 1,333 1,264 69.3 Costa Rica
1980s 720.6 869.1 148.5 Jamaica
1990s 530.5 645.1 114.6 Jamaica
2000s 381.8 413.6 31.8 Jamaica
2010s 296.8 312.2 15.4 Jamaica
2020s 244.8 264.2 19.4 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 250 against 242 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
8, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Jamaica 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 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
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.