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Costa Rica

Overview

Health indicators, mortality rates, disease burden, and healthcare infrastructure data for Costa Rica.

Healthcare Quality

Oyster healthcare score
42
Oyster List · lineage unverified
Stored score on a 0–100 scale. Oyster List uses several healthcare proxy methods; this row does not record its input sources, observation year, or formula version. It cannot be identified as a direct WHO or World Bank score. Scoring limitations.

WHO Health Indicators

Browse the latest available value for each stored sex, age, other dimension and unit combination across these pages. Different scopes are separate series. Periods can be old; a recent import does not make an old period current. Future-dated periods are listed separately because the stored data does not identify observation versus projection status.

61 scoped series entries across 34 indicators. Up to 50 entries per page; category counts below refer to this page.

Suicide deaths
1.774452
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2009
Sex: Female · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 16BBF41 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 16BBF41_3.4.2 - Suicide/188_16BBF41_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Suicide deaths
9.320831
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2009
Sex: Male · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 16BBF41 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 16BBF41_3.4.2 - Suicide/188_16BBF41_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Suicide deaths
5.513084
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2009
Sex: Total · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 16BBF41 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 16BBF41_3.4.2 - Suicide/188_16BBF41_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Non-communicable diseases deaths (age 30 to 70)
8.500000
Unit: % of 30 year olds · Period: 2013
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1F96863 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1F96863_3.4.1 - cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease/188_1F96863_Dataset_2024-12-18.csv
Non-communicable diseases deaths (age 30 to 70)
11.500000
Unit: % of 30 year olds · Period: 2013
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1F96863 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1F96863_3.4.1 - cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease/188_1F96863_Dataset_2024-12-18.csv
Non-communicable diseases deaths (age 30 to 70)
9.900000
Unit: % of 30 year olds · Period: 2013
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1F96863 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1F96863_3.4.1 - cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease/188_1F96863_Dataset_2024-12-18.csv
Mortality rate (under 5)
79.678057
Unit: per 1000 live births · Period: 1967
Sex: Female · Age: 0 to 4 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 2322814 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 2322814_3.2.1 - Under-five mortality rate/188_2322814_Dataset_2024-05-15.csv
Mortality rate (under 5)
89.882262
Unit: per 1000 live births · Period: 1967
Sex: Male · Age: 0 to 4 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 2322814 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 2322814_3.2.1 - Under-five mortality rate/188_2322814_Dataset_2024-05-15.csv
Mortality rate (under 5)
84.897503
Unit: per 1000 live births · Period: 1967
Sex: Total · Age: 0 to 4 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 2322814 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 2322814_3.2.1 - Under-five mortality rate/188_2322814_Dataset_2024-05-15.csv
Homicide deaths
2.722144
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2021
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 361734E · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 361734E_16.1.1 - Intentional homicide/188_361734E_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Homicide deaths
12.529521
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2005
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 361734E · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 361734E_16.1.1 - Intentional homicide/188_361734E_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Poisoning deaths (unintentional)
0.091268
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2021
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 84FD3DE · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 84FD3DE_3.9.3 - Unintentional poisoning/188_84FD3DE_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Poisoning deaths (unintentional)
0.150281
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2005
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 84FD3DE · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 84FD3DE_3.9.3 - Unintentional poisoning/188_84FD3DE_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Mortality rate (neonetal)
7.001259
Unit: deaths per 1000 live births · Period: 2006
Sex: Total · Age: 0 to 27 days
WHO data portal · Indicator: A4C49D3 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: A4C49D3_3.2.2- Neonatal mortality rate/188_A4C49D3_Dataset_2024-05-16.csv
Maternal mortality ratio
43.948563
Unit: deaths per 100 000 live births · Period: 2021
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: AC597B1 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: AC597B1_3.1.1 - Maternal mortality ratio/188_AC597B1_Dataset_2025-04-10.csv
Road traffic deaths
15.500000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2021
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: D6176E2 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: D6176E2_3.6.1 - Deaths due to road traffic injuries/188_D6176E2_Dataset_2024-02-05.csv
Air pollution deaths (age-standardized)
13.951000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2019
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E2FC6D7 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E2FC6D7_3.9.1 - Household and ambient air pollution/188_E2FC6D7_Dataset_2025-05-02.csv
Air pollution deaths (age-standardized)
22.245000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2019
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E2FC6D7 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E2FC6D7_3.9.1 - Household and ambient air pollution/188_E2FC6D7_Dataset_2025-05-02.csv
Air pollution deaths (age-standardized)
17.862000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2019
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E2FC6D7 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E2FC6D7_3.9.1 - Household and ambient air pollution/188_E2FC6D7_Dataset_2025-05-02.csv
Malaria cases
0.303873
Unit: cases per 1000 · Period: 2023
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 442CEA8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 442CEA8_3.3.3 - Malaria/188_442CEA8_Dataset_2024-03-08.csv
HIV infections
0.230000
Unit: infections per 1000 · Period: 2024
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 77D059C · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 77D059C_3.3.1 - HIV infections/188_77D059C_Dataset_2025-03-26.csv
Tuberculosis cases
9.900000
Unit: cases per 100 000 · Period: 2023
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: C288D13 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: C288D13_3.3.2 - Tuberculosis/188_C288D13_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Stunting in children (under 5)
7.900000
Unit: % of children · Period: 2020
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 5F8A486 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 5F8A486_2.2.1 - Stunting/188_5F8A486_Dataset_2025-05-08.csv
Tobacco use
4.100000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2025
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/188_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
3.500000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2030
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified

Future-dated period · Projection status not recorded; do not interpret as a current observation.

WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/188_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
12.100000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2025
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/188_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
10.600000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2030
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified

Future-dated period · Projection status not recorded; do not interpret as a current observation.

WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/188_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
8.100000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2025
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/188_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
7.000000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2030
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified

Future-dated period · Projection status not recorded; do not interpret as a current observation.

WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/188_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Obesity in adults (age 18+)
21.714416
Unit: % of adults · Period: 2002
Sex: Female · Age: 18 plus years
WHO data portal · Indicator: BEFA58B · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: BEFA58B/188_BEFA58B_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in adults (age 18+)
15.248935
Unit: % of adults · Period: 2002
Sex: Male · Age: 18 plus years
WHO data portal · Indicator: BEFA58B · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: BEFA58B/188_BEFA58B_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in adults (age 18+)
18.526317
Unit: % of adults · Period: 2002
Sex: Total · Age: 18 plus years
WHO data portal · Indicator: BEFA58B · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: BEFA58B/188_BEFA58B_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Intimate partner violence prevalence among ever partnered women in their lifetime (%)
27.000000
Unit: % of women · Period: 2018
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E0D4E17 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E0D4E17_5.2.2 - Sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner (last 12 months)/188_E0D4E17_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using safely managed sanitation services
35.600760
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Rural
WHO data portal · Indicator: 12EE54A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 12EE54A_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/188_12EE54A_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using safely managed sanitation services
25.352650
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Total
WHO data portal · Indicator: 12EE54A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 12EE54A_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/188_12EE54A_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using safely managed drinking-water services
81.054550
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Rural
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1548EA3 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1548EA3_6.1.1 - Safely managed drinking water/188_1548EA3_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using safely managed drinking-water services
80.507580
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Total
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1548EA3 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1548EA3_6.1.1 - Safely managed drinking water/188_1548EA3_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using safely managed drinking-water services
79.975170
Unit: % of population · Period: 2004
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Urban
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1548EA3 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1548EA3_6.1.1 - Safely managed drinking water/188_1548EA3_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels
90.300000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2023
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Rural
WHO data portal · Indicator: 6A64C9A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 6A64C9A_7.1.2 - Clean fuels/188_6A64C9A_Dataset_2024-04-29.csv
Safely treated domestic wastewater flows
24.086073
Unit: % of wastewater flows · Period: 2024
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: A37BDD6 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: A37BDD6_6.3.1 - Safely treated wastewater/188_A37BDD6_Dataset_2025-05-12.csv
Population using hand-washing facilities with soap and water
83.306390
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Rural
WHO data portal · Indicator: D1223E8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: D1223E8_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/188_D1223E8_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using hand-washing facilities with soap and water
85.956930
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Total
WHO data portal · Indicator: D1223E8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: D1223E8_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/188_D1223E8_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using hand-washing facilities with soap and water
86.537100
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Urban
WHO data portal · Indicator: D1223E8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: D1223E8_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/188_D1223E8_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Births attended by health personnel
99.000000
Unit: % of births · Period: 2021
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1772666 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1772666_3.1.2 - Births attended by skilled health personnel/188_1772666_Dataset_2025-04-07.csv
Density of doctors
26.870000
Unit: per 10 000 population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 217795A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 217795A_3.C.1 - Health worker density and distribution/188_217795A_Dataset_2025-04-30.csv
Density of nurses and midwives
30.710000
Unit: per 10 000 population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 5C8435F · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 5C8435F_3.C.1 - Health worker density and distribution/188_5C8435F_Dataset_2025-04-30.csv
General government expenditure on domestic health
25.816147
Unit: % spent on health · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: B9C6C79 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: B9C6C79_1.a.2 - Government spending essential services/188_B9C6C79_Dataset_2025-04-04.csv
Density of pharmacists
12.090000
Unit: per 10 000 population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 45CA7C8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 45CA7C8_3.C.1 - Health worker density and distribution/188_45CA7C8_Dataset_2025-04-30.csv
Hypertension in adults (age 30 to 79)
41.000000
Unit: % of 30 - 79 year olds · Period: 2011
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 608DE39 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 608DE39/188_608DE39_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Family planning satisfied with modern methods
80.800000
Unit: % of women · Period: 2018
Sex: Female · Age: 15 to 49 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 8074BD9 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 8074BD9_3.7.1 - Women satisfied with modern methods/188_8074BD9_Dataset_2025-05-06.csv

World Bank Health Indicators

Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age)
1.28
2020 · World Bank
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)
3.40
2020 · World Bank
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age)
5.54
2020 · World Bank
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)
13.70
2023 · World Bank
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
19.00
2019 · World Bank
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49)
13.50
2023 · World Bank
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
7.13
2019 · World Bank
Number of infant deaths
478.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of infant deaths, female
218.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of infant deaths, male
260.00
2023 · World Bank
Cause of death, by injury (% of total)
10.88
2019 · World Bank
Number of under-five deaths
553.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of under-five deaths, female
250.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of under-five deaths, male
303.00
2023 · World Bank
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
81.99
2019 · World Bank
Number of neonatal deaths
374.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of stillbirths
235.00
2023 · World Bank
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%)
14.37
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
0.60
2024 · World Bank
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
10.50
2023 · World Bank
Sources: WHO World Bank

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