Immunization, Hib3 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Immunization, Hib3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Hib3 in Costa Rica, 1998–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, hib3 in Costa Rica stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hib3 in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1998.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Immunization, Hib3 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.0% | — |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +161.5% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, Hib3 in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +161.5% | 26.0% | 68.0% |
| 2000 | +35.3% | 68.0% | 92.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 26.0% | 68.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 81.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Greece 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Palau 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Türkiye 99.0% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hib3 in Costa Rica?
- Immunization, hib3 in Costa Rica was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, hib3 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest immunization, hib3 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for immunization, hib3?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hib3 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, Hib3, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received Hib3 vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against Hib3 after receiving three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine.