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
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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About this data
Number of female children dying before reaching age five.