Burden of disease in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Burden of disease was 26,321 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Burden of disease in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, burden of disease in Costa Rica stood at 26,321 DALYs per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in Costa Rica peaked at 26,321 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20,244 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20,670 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 20,945 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 20,650 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 20,793 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 20,924 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 20,244 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 21,036 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 20,264 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 20,587 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 20,471 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 21,865 DALYs per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 21,318 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 21,360 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 21,437 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 21,712 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 21,971 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 22,758 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 22,860 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23,089 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 23,234 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 24,055 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 26,321 DALYs per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,659 DALYs per 100,000 people | 20,244 DALYs per 100,000 people | 21,036 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,160 DALYs per 100,000 people | 21,318 DALYs per 100,000 people | 23,234 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,188 DALYs per 100,000 people | 24,055 DALYs per 100,000 people | 26,321 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 164 Cape Verde 26,715 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Switzerland 26,649 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 166 Tonga 26,462 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 168 Kyrgyzstan 26,185 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Panama 26,040 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 170 San Marino 25,969 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in Costa Rica?
- Burden of disease in Costa Rica was 26,321 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26,321 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,244 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for burden of disease?
- Costa Rica ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.