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

Netherlands, at 291 against 242 in Costa Rica as of 2024.

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

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 Netherlands: Number of under-five deaths, female

Costa Rica

242

in 2024

Netherlands

291

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

121st

Netherlands rank

118th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Costa Rica
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 291 against 242 in Costa Rica, a difference of 49.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 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 Netherlands ranks 118th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,492	1,890	602.1	Costa Rica
1970s	1,333	1,147	185.9	Costa Rica
1980s	720.6	744.1	23.5	Netherlands
1990s	530.5	603.9	73.4	Netherlands
2000s	381.8	462.3	80.5	Netherlands
2010s	296.8	322.7	25.9	Netherlands
2020s	244.8	300.2	55.4	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Costa Rica or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 291 against 242 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 49, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Costa Rica ranks 121st and Netherlands ranks 118th 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.