Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Costa Rica is 84, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Costa Rica peaked at 85 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76 | — |
| 2001 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 82 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6 | 76 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8 | 81 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.25 | 84 | 85 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Costa Rica?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Costa Rica was 84 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2017.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.