Life expectancy at age 15 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy at age 15 was 91.34 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
91.34
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
40th
of 229 countries
All-time high
91.34
in 2100
All-time low
67.3
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Costa Rica, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 91.34 for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Costa Rica peaked at 91.34 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 67.3, in 1950.
That places Costa Rica 40th out of 229 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.15 | 67.3 | 70.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.74 | 71.17 | 72.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.73 | 72.55 | 74.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.45 | 75.26 | 77.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.84 | 77.62 | 78.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.6 | 78.51 | 80.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.89 | 80.33 | 81.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.38 | 78.78 | 82.57 | 10 |
| 2030s | 83.46 | 82.74 | 84.15 | 10 |
| 2040s | 84.92 | 84.3 | 85.53 | 10 |
| 2050s | 86.23 | 85.66 | 86.79 | 10 |
| 2060s | 87.44 | 86.91 | 87.96 | 10 |
| 2070s | 88.58 | 88.08 | 89.09 | 10 |
| 2080s | 89.69 | 89.21 | 90.18 | 10 |
| 2090s | 90.76 | 90.28 | 91.23 | 10 |
| 2100s | 91.34 | 91.34 | 91.34 | 1 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1275 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4662 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Costa Rica was 91.34 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 91.34 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3 in 1950.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 229 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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