Health in Costa Rica

1,372 indicators covering health for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Child population 10-19 713.98 2025 down 7.3% 19th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 9.9 2021 down 9.2% 146th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.1 2021 down 50.0% 143rd
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 8.1 2021 up 24.6% 72nd
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 81 2021 up 8.0% 37th
Death rate from unintentional poisoning 0.1 per 100,000 population 2021 down 50.0% 159th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rotavirus 3,154 one-year-olds 2023 83rd
Share of deaths that are registered 95.6% 2019 82nd
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2.39 2022 down 6.6% 116th
Health spending per capita 1,689 international-$ in 2020 prices 2025 up 15.1% 46th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Age-adjusted 6.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 64.3% 41st
Child population 1,162 2025 down 12.2% 19th
Malaria cases reported 240 2024 75th
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories 207,419 Discharges 2025 down 22.1% 30th
Mean systolic blood pressure 120.1 2009 up 0.3% 164th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.5 2009 up 3.8% 47th
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 35 2025 down 57.3% 85th
HIV expenditure on prevention and treatment 96.19 million constant 2019 US$ 2024 up 332.4% 25th
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 35th
Life expectancy at birth 81.19 2025 up 1.0% 2nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 2,200 2020 up 175.0% 18th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.5% 2020 up 28.6% 95th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.2% 2020 down 25.0% 58th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 34th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 unchanged 22nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 down 25.0% 125th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.2% 2020 95th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 3.76 2020 up 142.6% 76th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet 699,999 people 2024 unchanged 100th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 60 2025 up 11.1% 117th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 98 2025 up 28.9% 1st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 6.3 2020 up 164.7% 85th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 525.6 one-year-olds 2023 down 89.5% 129th
Health risks - Regions — Respiratory system diseases mortality crude 3 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2021 down 88.7% 41st
Health risks - Regions — Circulatory system diseases mortality crude 45 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2021 down 78.3% 41st
Avoidable mortality 10,842 Deaths 2023 up 47.3% 30th
Avoidable mortality — Preventable mortality 6,563 Deaths 2023 up 51.7% 30th
Avoidable mortality — Treatable mortality 4,279 Deaths 2023 up 41.2% 27th
Reported number of human rabies deaths 0 2024 down 100.0% 62nd
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 98.9% 2022 up 0.8% 44th
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 47th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 2,900 2024 up 20.8% 82nd
Maternal mortality ratio 7.96 2023 down 59.8% 48th
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 83.3% 2024 up 0.3% 36th