Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.0605 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0605 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0742 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0605, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0742 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0726 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0709 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0696 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0687 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0677 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0678 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0665 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.066 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0639 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.063 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0643 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.062 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0605 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0688 | 0.0639 | 0.0742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0625 | 0.0605 | 0.0643 | 4 |
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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 inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Costa Rica?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0605 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0742 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0605 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.