Life expectancy at birth, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.58 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
42nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
83.58 years
in 2024
All-time low
64.79 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Costa Rica is 83.58 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Costa Rica peaked at 83.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.79 years, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.79 years | — |
| 1961 | 65.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 65.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 65.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 65.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 66.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 66.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 67.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 67.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 67.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 68.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 69.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 69.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 70.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 71.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 72.32 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 73.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 73.79 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 74.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 74.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 75.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 75.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 76.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 77.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 77.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 78.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 78.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 78.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 78.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 78.88 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 79.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 82.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.69 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.96 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.21 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 82.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 83.42 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 83.58 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.23 years | 64.79 years | 67.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.78 years | 68.4 years | 74.93 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.77 years | 75.36 years | 78.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.93 years | 78.48 years | 79.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.11 years | 79.87 years | 82.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.69 years | 82.04 years | 83.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.63 years | 81.21 years | 83.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 39 Cyprus 83.8 years compare
- 40 Estonia 83.7 years compare
- 40 New Zealand 83.7 years compare
- 43 Qatar 83.48 years compare
- 44 Netherlands 83.4 years compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.33 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Costa Rica was 83.58 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.79 years in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.