Life expectancy at birth oecd in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Life expectancy at birth oecd was 80.9 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
80.9
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 49 countries
All-time high
80.9
in 2022
All-time low
60.4
in 1960
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Life expectancy at birth oecd in Costa Rica, 1960–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 80.9 for life expectancy at birth oecd in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth oecd in Costa Rica peaked at 80.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60.4, in 1960.

That places Costa Rica 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62.97 60.4 65.3 10
1970s 68.57 65.8 71.5 10
1980s 74.06 72.1 75.5 10
1990s 76.48 75.7 77.3 10
2000s 78.69 77.8 79.4 10
2010s 79.78 79.1 80.5 10
2020s 80.77 80.6 80.9 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 21 Austria 81.3 compare
  2. 22 Chile 81.2 compare
  3. 23 United Kingdom 81 compare
  4. 25 Germany 80.8 compare
  5. 26 Slovenia 80.7 compare
  6. 27 Greece 80.2 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth oecd in Costa Rica?
Life expectancy at birth oecd in Costa Rica was 80.9 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 80.9 in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 60.4 in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy at birth oecd?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
Is life expectancy at birth oecd rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 birth oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth oecd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 2,767 data points, 1960–2022
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