Inequality in life expectancy in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.0605 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0605 for inequality in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0742 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0605, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 134th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 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% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0605 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.039, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0605 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0991, 61% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0688 | 0.0639 | 0.0742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0625 | 0.0605 | 0.0643 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Costa Rica?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Costa Rica was 0.0605 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0742 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0605 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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