Hospitals in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Hospitals was 7.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in Costa Rica, 1997β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospitals in Costa Rica is 7.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in Costa Rica peaked at 9.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 9.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.4316 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.494 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in Costa Rica?
- Hospitals in Costa Rica was 7.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1997.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for hospitals?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospitals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of hospitals by sector: Publicly owned hospitals Not-for-profit privately owned hospitals For-profit privately owned hospitals General hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.