Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Costa Rica or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 333 against 299 in Costa Rica as of 2024.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Costa Rica

299

in 2024

Jamaica

333

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

122nd

Jamaica rank

119th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 333 against 299 in Costa Rica, a difference of 34.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Jamaica ranks 119th 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	2,925	2,448	476.56	Costa Rica
1970s	1,682	1,628	53.9	Costa Rica
1980s	974.4	1,158	183.1	Jamaica
1990s	699.3	867.6	168.3	Jamaica
2000s	489.2	552.3	63.1	Jamaica
2010s	363.3	413.3	50	Jamaica
2020s	299.8	352	52.2	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 333 against 299 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 34, 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, male?: Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Jamaica 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, male. 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, 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.