Health in Costa Rica 1,372 indicators covering health for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 97.1% 2015 unchanged 16th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 97.7% 2015 unchanged 22nd People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 96.3% 2015 unchanged 43rd People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 0.1% 2015 unchanged 83rd People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 0.0% 2015 — 78th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 0.0% 2015 — 73rd People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 0.0% 2015 — 70th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 0.0% 2015 — 54th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 0.0% 2015 unchanged 81st People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.0% 2015 — 64th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.0% 2015 — 56th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2015 — 48th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2015 — 42nd Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 54.3% 2024 up 2.5% 71st Prevalence of syphilis 1.2% 2021 up 306.7% 35th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases - SDG 3.8.1 98 2023 up 2.1% 4th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 84 2023 unchanged 5th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases - SDG 3.8.1 82 2023 up 5.1% 1st UHC Service Coverage Index - SDG 3.8.1 84 2023 up 1.2% 3rd Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 24.12 2023 down 9.3% 30th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access - SDG 73 2023 down 5.2% 17th Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 1.76 2009 up 44.0% 148th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 1 2012 down 66.7% 118th Current health expenditure 6.87 2023 down 10.6% 16th Domestic general government health expenditure 24.91 2023 down 15.4% 1st Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP 4.61 2023 down 15.5% 12th Domestic general government health expenditure 67.16 2023 down 5.4% 7th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita in US$ 781.24 2023 up 32.6% 6th Children with a birth weight 92.89 2020 down 5.1% 58th New cases: other 0 2012 — 33rd Compliance with international health regulations 86 2016 up 11.7% 50th Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses 334 2024 — 70th Number of disruptions to health services attributed to disasters 0 2024 down 100.0% 33rd Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 8 2024 — 38th Number of imported malaria cases 91 2024 up 1,037.5% 23rd 1.1.1 Children living in households in extreme poverty 3.06 2022 down 20.0% 16th Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than the official 2.32 2023 down 83.9% 27th Number of out-of-school children one year younger than the official 1,588 2023 down 85.9% 21st Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 0 2021 — 34th Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 18,374 2024 up 4,173.0% 53rd Number of destroyed or damaged health facilities attributed to 0 2024 — 34th Persistence to last grade of primary 93.3% 2016 up 2.5% 55th Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$ 427.87 2023 up 11.4% 31st Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians 166 2022 up 176.7% 37th Dental Assistants and Therapists 235 2022 down 9.6% 27th Commitments to recipient countries 3.21 2010 down 28.0% 113th Disbursements to recipient countries 3.39 2010 down 84.1% 112th Medical and Pathology Laboratory scientists 1,772 2022 up 184.0% 11th Imports in 1000s hectolitres 40 2007 up 300.0% 77th Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health 55.1% 2022 down 17.1% 4th Exports of beer (barley) in 1000s hectolitres 28 2009 up 180.0% 50th Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death 91.2% 2012 down 2.1% 44th ← Previous Page 23 of 23