Health in Costa Rica 1,355 indicators covering health for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 10-14, male 180,133 2025 down 5.0% 121st Population ages 15-19, female 176,844 2025 down 9.4% 118th Population ages 15-19, male 184,469 2025 down 9.5% 118th Population ages 20-24, female 181,283 2025 down 10.1% 118th Population ages 20-24, male 188,626 2025 down 9.9% 118th Population ages 25-29, female 195,606 2025 down 5.2% 117th Population ages 25-29, male 201,981 2025 down 4.8% 118th Population ages 30-34, female 201,696 2025 up 3.1% 115th Population ages 30-34, male 206,988 2025 up 5.4% 116th Population ages 35-39, female 205,836 2025 up 16.9% 114th Population ages 35-39, male 209,264 2025 up 22.9% 115th Population ages 40-44, female 194,327 2025 up 21.5% 116th Population ages 40-44, male 192,975 2025 up 28.8% 117th Population ages 45-49, female 174,121 2025 up 11.1% 117th Population ages 45-49, male 166,486 2025 up 14.0% 120th Population ages 50-54, female 157,173 2025 up 3.8% 118th Population ages 50-54, male 145,180 2025 up 2.5% 119th Population ages 55-59, female 152,693 2025 up 19.4% 113th Population ages 55-59, male 139,254 2025 up 17.6% 114th Population ages 60-64, female 145,495 2025 up 45.6% 107th Population ages 60-64, male 132,117 2025 up 44.3% 106th Population ages 65-69, female 119,997 2025 up 55.9% 103rd Population ages 65-69, male 106,638 2025 up 52.5% 98th Population ages 70-74, female 90,842 2025 up 59.6% 101st Population ages 70-74, male 78,524 2025 up 55.6% 96th Population ages 75-79, female 65,935 2025 up 55.9% 96th Population ages 75-79, male 55,185 2025 up 55.5% 91st Population ages 80 and above, female 83,757 2025 up 53.6% 88th Population ages 80 and above, male 56,224 2025 up 58.9% 81st Pertussis - number of reported cases 240 2025 up 1,100.0% 58th Total tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 106th Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 60th Measles - number of reported cases 1 2025 — 135th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 7.3% 2024 up 4.3% 59th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 8.4% 2024 up 3.7% 59th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 7.9% 2024 up 3.9% 59th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 9.7% 2024 up 51.6% 87th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 11.5% 2024 up 47.4% 90th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 10.6% 2024 up 49.3% 89th Hospital beds 1.14 per 1,000 people 2022 down 5.0% 128th Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated again 87 2024 down 3.3% 81st Tuberculosis death rate 0.79 per 100,000 people 2024 down 16.0% 135th Incidence of tuberculosis 9.3 per 100,000 people 2024 down 28.5% 153rd Number of tuberculosis cases 480 2024 down 21.3% 136th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 99.8% 2024 up 0.2% 48th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 98.9% 2024 up 1.2% 46th People practicing open defecation, urban 0.1% 2024 down 78.2% 86th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 99.6% 2024 up 3.1% 42nd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 98.1% 2024 up 4.4% 44th People using at least basic drinking water services 99.8% 2024 up 0.9% 57th People using safely managed drinking water services 80.5% 2024 up 0.8% 77th People practicing open defecation, rural 0.1% 2024 down 79.7% 94th People using at least basic sanitation services 98.8% 2024 up 2.0% 60th Tuberculosis case detection rate 95.0% 2024 up 25.0% 33rd Tuberculosis mortality rates excludes people who are also infected wit 0.79 2024 down 16.0% 130th People practicing open defecation 0.1% 2024 down 80.2% 114th Hospital beds per 1000 people 1.14 2022 down 5.0% 128th Current health expenditure 6.9% 2023 down 10.6% 87th Current health expenditure per capita 1,163 current US$ 2023 up 40.2% 60th Out-of-pocket expenditure 24.1% 2023 up 3.9% 117th ← Previous Page 5 of 23 Next →