Health in Costa Rica

1,355 indicators covering health for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 280.66 current US$ 2023 up 45.6% 59th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 86 2023 down 2.3% 73rd
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 65th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 95 2024 up 25.0% 35th
Domestic general government health expenditure 67.2% 2023 down 5.4% 62nd
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,295 current international $ 2023 up 52.9% 63rd
Domestic private health expenditure 32.8% 2023 up 13.4% 109th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 381.94 current US$ 2023 up 58.9% 54th
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 1,928 current international $ 2023 up 61.6% 66th
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 1,928 2023 up 61.6% 66th
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 465.09 2023 up 67.9% 75th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 1,295 2023 up 52.9% 63rd
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously unin 0.4136 2024 up 5.7% 46th
Incidence of hiv by age 0.4136 2024 up 5.7% 46th
People using safely managed sanitation services 26.3% 2024 up 13.6% 117th
Immunization, Hib3 99.0% 2024 up 8.8% 1st
Number of infant deaths 468 2024 down 16.3% 121st
Number of under-five deaths 541 2024 down 16.6% 121st
Number of neonatal deaths 374 2024 down 15.6% 120th
Adolescent fertility rate 24.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 58.4% 118th
Sex ratio at birth 1.05 male births per female births 2024 unchanged 133rd
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 12.8% 120th
Reported cases of measles 0 Cases 2024 down 100.0% 146th
Child mortality by income level of country 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 12.8% 120th
Child mortality vs. health spending 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 12.8% 120th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 93.0% 2024 down 2.1% 76th
Child mortality vs electoral democracy 1.04 2024 up 12.8% 118th
Infant mortality 0.9081 2024 up 13.8% 118th
Child deaths igme data 541 2024 down 16.6% 121st
Extreme poverty vs child mortality 1.04 2024 up 12.8% 118th
Child mortality vs share of children immunized against diphtheria pert 1.04 2024 up 12.8% 117th
Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression 1.04 2024 up 12.8% 118th
Child mortality igme 1.04 2024 up 12.8% 118th
Neonatal mortality wdi 0.7303 2024 up 16.5% 107th
Child mortality by sex 1.12 2024 up 13.3% 118th
Child mortality line chart by sex 0.9528 2024 up 12.0% 118th
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 99 2024 up 8.8% 1st
Number of neonatal deaths by region 374 2024 down 15.6% 120th
Child mortality 1.04 2024 up 13.0% 118th
Under 5 mortality rate sdgs 1.04 2024 up 12.8% 118th
Infant mortality rate wdi 0.8345 2024 up 12.8% 117th
Infant mortality by sex 0.9774 2024 up 14.5% 118th
Neonatal infant and child deaths 374 2024 down 15.6% 120th
Child deaths life stage 73 2024 down 18.9% 122nd
Number of infant deaths 468 2024 down 16.3% 121st
Child mortality rate vs mean male height cm 1.04 2024 up 12.8% 118th
Youth mortality rate 1.24 2024 up 11.4% 121st
Child mortality complete gapminder 1.04 2024 up 12.8% 119th
Child mortality gdp per capita 1.04 2024 up 13.0% 118th
Number of neonatal deaths igme 374 2024 down 15.6% 120th
Number of child deaths igme 541 2024 down 16.6% 121st
Child mortality rate marimekko 1.04 2024 up 12.8% 118th
Vaccination coverage who unicef 93 2024 down 2.1% 74th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 2.1% 2024 down 10.0% 135th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 69.0% 2024 up 9.7% 39th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 32.7% 2024 up 24.0% 47th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 34.4% 2024 up 18.6% 52nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 15.5% 2024 up 28.5% 66th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 67.9% 2024 up 7.8% 38th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 2.4% 2024 up 0.0% 149th