Health in Costa Rica 1,356 indicators covering health for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality 5.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 31.9% 42nd Health status - Regions — Crude mortality rate 5.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 31.9% 42nd Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 5.85 2024 down 45.5% 62nd Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 — 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 30 2024 down 43.4% 67th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 — 69th Children (0-14) living with HIV 200 2024 unchanged 77th Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine 525.6 one-year-olds 2023 down 89.2% 156th Children living with HIV 200 0-14 2024 unchanged 77th Contraceptive prevalence, any method 70.9% 2018 down 13.6% 18th Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 51st Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 7.9% 2024 down 24.8% 139th Liver cancer death rate 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 4.0% 24th Annual number of children newly infected with HIV 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged 51st Children newly infected with HIV 20.67 infections 2024 down 13.4% 76th Number of female leprosy new cases 6 2024 up 100.0% 69th Estimated number of malaria deaths 0 2024 — 66th Estimated number of malaria cases 240 2024 — 77th National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 unchanged 1st Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 70.0% 2018 down 6.3% 12th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 650 2014 down 29.3% 141st Estimated malaria incidence 0.1337 2024 — 74th Estimated malaria mortality rate 0 2024 — 66th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 4 2024 — 61st Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0.78 2024 — 50th Government health spending as a share of GDP 4.7% 2025 down 17.1% 45th 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 27 2021 down 58.9% 105th Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0.19 per 100,000 population 2024 down 24.0% 94th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 20.8% 2023 down 8.9% 5th Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases 11.71 per 100,000 women 2016 up 1.5% 11th 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99 2019 down 0.1% 64th Pancreatic cancer death rate 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 1.5% 62nd Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 9.5% 65th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 5.94 2022 up 26.9% 100th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 55.1% 2022 down 5.7% 96th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 20.3% 2022 up 11.4% 60th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 25.5% 2022 down 17.2% 88th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.8% 2022 down 48.3% 42nd Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 8.6% 2022 up 7.7% 147th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 2,000 2022 up 17.9% 18th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 200 2025 unchanged 77th Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 up 100.0% 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 101st Percentual de alunos do ensino fundamental que abandonaram a escola 0 2023 — 1st Numero de familias acompanhadas pelo PAIF 440 2023 — 1st Number of deaths from malaria 0 Deaths 2024 — 66th Cholera case-fatality rate 0.0% 1997 — 48th Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Pest and disease 20.41 Percentage of general services support estimate 2024 up 73.8% 5th Death rate from malaria 0 Deaths 2024 — 66th Health care - Regions — Active physicians 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2021 up 30.2% 44th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2021 up 30.2% 44th Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 6.3 Days 2025 unchanged 18th New cases of malaria per 1,000 people at risk 0.13 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 — 73rd Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 99.0% 2024 up 19.3% 1st Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage 99.0% 2024 up 19.3% 1st Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 26 2025 down 43.5% 76th Child population under age 5 261.38 2025 down 25.9% 19th Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 22.55 2025 down 17.9% 23rd ← Previous Page 19 of 23 Next →