Health in Costa Rica 1,372 indicators covering health for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Weight-for-age <-2 SD 2.88 2018 up 220.0% 77th Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 1997 — 51st Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 587 2024 down 72.7% 24th Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 878 2024 up 84.1% 14th Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 499,298 2024 down 94.3% 57th Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 0 2024 — 50th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 16.8 2014 down 45.1% 16th Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 309 2024 up 10,200.0% 68th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 2.1 2014 down 12.5% 35th Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 158 2024 up 64.6% 17th Number of out-of-school children of primary school age 21,131 2023 down 29.6% 18th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age 4.73 2023 down 28.3% 19th Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 70,517 2024 up 2,350,470.0% 67th How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 12 2022 unchanged 5th Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) 7.87 2024 up 4.2% 14th Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) 10.65 2024 up 49.7% 12th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 87.0% 2014 down 6.7% 68th Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 906 2023 up 120.4% 14th Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 414.14 2023 up 265.9% 7th Nursing personnel 83.1% 2022 up 0.1% 50th Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 83.1% 2022 up 0.1% 50th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care 0.62 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2023 down 61.5% 12th Recorded deaths and disappearances during migration 3 number 2025 down 40.0% 57th Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 89.2% 2016 down 4.6% 61st Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population - SDG 0.2259 2024 up 2.1% 14th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 97.1% 2015 unchanged 20th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.0% 2015 unchanged 20th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2015 unchanged 1st People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.8% 2015 unchanged 14th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2015 unchanged 1st People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 87.9% 2015 unchanged 16th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 92.3% 2015 unchanged 19th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 97.7% 2015 unchanged 9th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 98.1% 2015 unchanged 12th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 96.5% 2015 unchanged 32nd People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 0.1% 2015 unchanged 85th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.0% 2015 — 76th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.0% 2015 — 68th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2015 — 57th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2015 — 47th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 93.9% 2015 unchanged 20th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 99.1% 2015 unchanged 10th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 99.4% 2015 unchanged 11th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 99.5% 2015 unchanged 11th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 100.0% 2015 unchanged 1st People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.6% 2015 unchanged 24th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2015 unchanged 1st People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.9% 2015 unchanged 19th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2015 unchanged 1st People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2015 unchanged 1st People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 83.7% 2015 unchanged 16th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 92.8% 2015 unchanged 13th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 94.6% 2015 unchanged 14th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 98.7% 2015 unchanged 8th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 98.9% 2015 unchanged 13th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 87.6% 2015 unchanged 22nd People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 96.5% 2015 unchanged 15th ← Previous Page 22 of 23 Next →