Life expectancy at different ages in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy at different ages was 80.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at different ages in Costa Rica, 1875–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at different ages in Costa Rica is 80.8, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Costa Rica peaked at 80.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.21, in 1875.
Costa Rica ranks 51st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 30.21 | 30.21 | 30.21 | 1 |
| 1900s | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 1910s | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 1920s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 1 |
| 1930s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 1 |
| 1940s | 49 | 49 | 49 | 1 |
| 1950s | 60.07 | 57.46 | 62.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.79 | 63.46 | 66.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.77 | 66.79 | 72.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.55 | 73.03 | 75.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.48 | 76.09 | 77.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.52 | 77.32 | 79.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.01 | 79.35 | 80.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.47 | 78.05 | 80.8 | 4 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 40,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,873 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Costa Rica was 80.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.21 in 1875.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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