Life expectancy at birth, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy at birth, total was 81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Costa Rica stood at 81 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Costa Rica peaked at 81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.46 years, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.79 years | 63.46 years | 66.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.77 years | 66.79 years | 72.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.55 years | 73.03 years | 75.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.48 years | 76.09 years | 77.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.52 years | 77.32 years | 79.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.01 years | 79.35 years | 80.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.78 years | 78.05 years | 81 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 43 Chile 81.36 years compare
- 44 Maldives 81.28 years compare
- 45 Isle of Man 81.09 years compare
- 47 Germany 80.79 years compare
- 48 United States Virgin Islands 80.77 years compare
- 49 Cayman Islands 80.54 years compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 35,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 35,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 35,884 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 35,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 34,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 34,370 (2025)
- Population, male 2.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 34,687 (2025)
- Population, female 50.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Costa Rica was 81 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.46 years in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.