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 ← Previous Page 20 of 23 Next →