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 ← Previous Page 21 of 23 Next →