Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses was 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021. ▲ Rising
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2021, health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses in Costa Rica stood at 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses in Costa Rica peaked at 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 25th out of 25 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2278 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.355 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.395 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 40,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,402 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses in Costa Rica?
- Health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses in Costa Rica was 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
- What is the lowest health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 25 countries with data for 2021.
- Is health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides the whole set of <strong>OECD regional health indicators</strong> in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. It is recommended for users who wish to query a large amount of data. It is not designed for visualising results using the Table and Chart buttons. To access the ‘Developer API query builder’, click on the ‘Developer API’ button above.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The application programming interface (API), based on the SDMX standard, allows a developer to access the data using simple RESTful URL and HTTP header options for various choices of response formats including JSON. The query filter is generated according to the current data selection. To change the data selection, use the filters on the left.<br /><br />To get started check the <a href="https://gitlab.algobank.oecd.org/public-documentation/dotstat-migration/-/raw/main/OECD_Data_API_documentation.pdf">API documentation</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Indicators covered</strong></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Healthcare resources</span>: physicians, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges.</li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Health status</span>: life expectancy, infant mortality rate, crude mortality rate, age-adjusted mortality rate.</li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Health risks</span>: obesity, mortality due circulatory and respiratory diseases, air pollution.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial Grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>