Health in Costa Rica

1,352 indicators covering health for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Life expectancy at birth, female 83.58 years 2024 up 0.9% 42nd
Mortality rate, infant, male 9.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 15.3% 118th
Mortality rate, infant 9.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 13.8% 118th
Mortality rate, infant, female 8.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 12.2% 117th
Death rate, crude 5.57 per 1,000 people 2024 up 25.0% 176th
Birth rate, crude 9.99 per 1,000 people 2024 down 32.7% 159th
Mortality rate, adult, male 106.91 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 5.1% 159th
Mortality rate, adult, female 55.32 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 5.2% 160th
Immunization, measles 93.0% 2024 down 2.1% 74th
Immunization, DPT 99.0% 2024 up 8.8% 1st
Mortality rate, neonatal 7.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 15.9% 105th
Mortality rate, under-5, male 11.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 13.1% 118th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 9.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 11.8% 118th
Mortality rate, under-5 10.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 13.0% 118th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they o 1 2025 44th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts 1 2025 44th
Deaths in armed conflicts 158 2025 35th
Deaths in non state conflicts 142 2025 13th
Deaths in intrastate conflicts 0 2025 41st
Deaths in interstate conflicts 0 2025 14th
Death rate in armed conflicts 2.76 2025 20th
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, per capita 0 units per person 2025 20th
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, per capita 0 units per person 2025 20th
Population ages 0-14, female, per square kilometre 9.46 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.6% 122nd
Population ages 0-14, male, per square kilometre 9.87 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.7% 122nd
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre 19.33 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.7% 121st
Population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre 34.68 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.6% 97th
Population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre 34.26 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.6% 99th
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre 68.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.1% 97th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre 6.43 units per square kilometre 2023 up 56.2% 87th
Population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre 5.28 units per square kilometre 2023 up 54.9% 84th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre 11.72 units per square kilometre 2023 up 55.6% 87th
Population, female, per square kilometre 50.58 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.5% 103rd
Population, male, per square kilometre 49.41 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.0% 104th
Life expectancy at different ages 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st
Life expectancy marimekko 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st
Dtp3 children unvaccinated 525.6 2023 down 85.4% 160th
Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st
Life expectancy vs gdp per capita 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st
Fertility vs child mortality 1.33 2023 down 25.2% 201st
Child mortality vs population growth 0.4722 2023 down 54.8% 134th
Life expectancy 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0294 2023 down 34.9% 129th
Maternal mortality ratio 24 2023 down 11.1% 120th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0% 2023 down 34.9% 129th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 53.7% 66th
Number of maternal deaths 13 2023 down 31.6% 114th
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi 0.9961 2024 up 1.4% 106th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 9.6 per 1,000 2024 up 54.8% 64th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 2.3 per 1,000 2024 up 15.0% 110th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 5.2 per 1,000 2024 up 40.5% 87th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 1.7 per 1,000 2024 up 13.3% 114th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 6.4 per 1,000 2024 up 30.6% 105th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 2.7 per 1,000 2024 up 12.5% 119th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 1.3 per 1,000 2024 up 8.3% 119th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 1 per 1,000 2024 up 11.1% 112th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 0.9 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 133rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 0.7 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 130th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 4.6 per 1,000 2024 up 24.3% 107th
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 14.4% 2024 down 16.8% 157th