Life expectancy at age 60 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy at age 60 was 23.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
23.5
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
23rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
24.64
in 2015
All-time low
22.52
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 23.5 for life expectancy at age 60 in 2021.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Costa Rica peaked at 24.64 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.52, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.55 | — |
| 2001 | 22.52 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 23.32 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 23.08 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 22.99 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.81 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 23.73 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 24.22 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 24.39 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 24.56 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.88 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 24.39 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.62 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 24.49 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.64 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 24.39 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 24.41 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 24.57 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.52 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.18 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.5 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.52 | 22.52 | 24.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.44 | 23.88 | 24.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.84 | 23.5 | 24.18 | 2 |
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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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4547 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.343 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.3968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6894 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Costa Rica was 23.5 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.64 in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.52 in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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