Health in Costa Rica

1,372 indicators covering health for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 10.41 2024 up 12.8% 26th
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 9.08 2024 up 13.8% 26th
Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 541 2024 down 16.6% 20th
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 7.3 2024 up 16.5% 19th
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 89.0% 2025 down 9.2% 24th
Life expectancy 80.9 years 2022 up 1.9% 24th
Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption 7 Cigarettes per smoker per day 2022 down 34.6% 22nd
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 12 2022 up 500.0% 48th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 514 2011 down 18.4% 133rd
Physiotherapists 4,064 2021 up 62.2% 36th
Diarrhea treatment 56.3% 2018 up 40.8% 22nd
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 97.6% 2018 up 8.6% 29th
Generalist medical practitioners 7,980 2022 up 82.5% 41st
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 80th
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 87.16 2017 up 13.2% 50th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 29 2012 down 67.8% 160th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 100 2025 unchanged 79th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 73rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 80th
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected 0.0572 2022 up 74.1% 60th
Average death rate due to natural disasters 100.41 2021 up 42,617.8% 9th
Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 3 2022 down 62.5% 64th
Total number of notified TB cases 469 2014 down 36.5% 137th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 41 2025 down 56.4% 76th
Number of deaths caused by intentional injuries 1,073 2022 up 61.6% 15th
Specialist medical practitioners 5,676 2022 up 31.1% 56th
Mortality rate 3.48 2024 up 32.2% 25th
Acute care — Acute myocardial infarction 30 day mortality 0.1 Per 100 admissions 2015 30th
Neonatal deaths 0.6913 2024 up 1.3% 7th
Acute care — Ischaemic stroke 30 day mortality 1.4 Per 100 admissions 2015 up 40.0% 30th
Acute care — Haemorrhagic stroke 30 day mortality 0.5 Per 100 admissions 2015 30th
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 23.9 2024 down 7.7% 17th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 70 2012 up 483.3% 67th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 88.0% 2011 up 37.5% 41st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rotavirus 96.0% 2024 up 62.7% 11th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 12 2022 up 500.0% 49th
Insufficiently active 82.01 2016 down 1.1% 91st
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 67th
Primary care — Congestive heart failure hospital admission 41 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2022 down 30.9% 30th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 67th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 65th
Medical doctors 50.7% 2022 up 11.9% 37th
Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 40th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 240 2024 76th
Number of confirmed malaria cases 335 2024 up 4,087.5% 83rd
Total number of  malaria cases 335 2024 up 4,087.5% 83rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 3 2012 down 95.5% 118th
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 232 2024 63rd
Number of suspected malaria cases 70,517 2024 up 856.4% 83rd
Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 123rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 2 2012 unchanged 110th
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2021 up 27.3% 25th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2021 up 27.3% 25th
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 335 2024 up 4,087.5% 74th
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 14,710 2024 up 99.5% 82nd
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 1,000 Percent 2015 up 25.0% 134th
Annual deaths from all natural disasters 0 people 2019 7th
Mortality by week 629 Deaths 2020 up 23.8% 26th
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 1.9% 2024 up 113.2% 25th
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 94.1% 2022 up 4.3% 21st