Health in Costa Rica 1,355 indicators covering health for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 33.4% 2024 up 26.8% 48th Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 2.1% 2024 up 16.2% 152nd Number of under-five deaths 541 2024 down 16.6% 121st Number of infant deaths 468 2024 down 16.3% 121st Number of neonatal deaths 374 2024 down 15.6% 120th Neonatal mortality rate 7.3 2024 up 16.5% 107th Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 9.08 2024 up 13.8% 119th Under-five mortality rate 10.41 2024 up 12.8% 119th Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.12 2024 up 4.9% 142nd Deaths age 1-11 months 94 2024 down 19.0% 129th Child mortality rate 1.34 2024 up 6.1% 120th Deaths age 1-59 months 167 2024 down 18.9% 125th Child deaths 73 2024 down 18.9% 122nd Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.78 2024 up 3.9% 144th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.78 2024 up 3.9% 144th Neonatal deaths 374 2024 down 15.6% 121st Infant mortality rate 9.08 2024 up 13.8% 120th Under-five mortality rate 10.41 2024 up 12.8% 120th Under-five deaths 541 2024 down 16.6% 122nd Child deaths age 1 to 4 73 2024 down 18.9% 123rd Infant deaths 468 2024 down 16.3% 122nd Deaths age 1-59 months 167 2024 down 18.9% 126th Child Mortality rate age 1-4 1.34 2024 up 6.1% 120th Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.12 2024 up 4.9% 142nd Neonatal mortality rate 7.3 2024 up 16.5% 108th Deaths age 1-11 months 94 2024 down 19.0% 130th Domestic general government health expenditure 24.9% 2023 down 15.4% 2nd External health expenditure 0.0% 2023 down 71.6% 141st External health expenditure per capita 0.1289 current US$ 2023 down 60.2% 143rd External health expenditure per capita, PPP 0.2136 current international $ 2023 down 54.1% 145th Death rate in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 — 34th Deaths in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 — 34th Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 — 34th Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 — 34th Deaths from one sided violence 0 2025 — 34th Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 84 2023 up 1.2% 23rd Healthcare access quality un 84 2023 up 1.2% 23rd Universal health coverage index 84 2023 up 1.2% 23rd Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 13.7% 2023 up 34.3% 184th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 13.5% 2023 up 37.8% 184th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 23.3% 2023 up 8.4% 150th Stillbirth rate 4.5 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 8.2% 139th Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 2,900 2024 up 20.8% 83rd Life expectancy vs. health spending 80.8 years 2023 up 0.8% 51st Poverty vs life expectancy 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st Life expectancy vs health expenditure 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st Birth rate vs death rate 10.18 2023 down 31.1% 163rd Child mortality around the world 0.7599 2023 down 20.9% 156th Food supply vs life expectancy 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 83.42 2023 up 0.7% 47th Life expectancy at birth including the un projections 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 78.13 2023 up 0.8% 53rd Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 0.7599 2023 down 20.9% 156th Annual number of deaths by world region 27,863 2023 up 36.4% 130th Births and deaths projected to 2100 27,863 2023 up 36.4% 130th Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth 80.8 2023 up 0.8% 51st The worlds number of vaccinated one year olds 51,925 2023 down 26.2% 134th Difference in male and female life expectancy 5.23 2023 up 1.0% 96th Female to male life expectancy ratio 1.07 2023 down 0.0% 124th Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 5.29 2023 up 0.3% 98th ← Previous Page 7 of 23 Next →