Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -5 Years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-5 Years
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
21st
of 41 countries
All-time high
-3.1 Years
in 1960
All-time low
-5.4 Years
in 1984
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2025, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Costa Rica stood at -5 Years.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Costa Rica peaked at -3.1 Years in 1960 and was at its lowest, -5.4 Years, in 1984.
That places Costa Rica 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -3.1 Years | — |
| 1961 | -3.2 Years | +3.2% |
| 1962 | -3.4 Years | +6.2% |
| 1963 | -3.6 Years | +5.9% |
| 1964 | -3.8 Years | +5.6% |
| 1965 | -3.9 Years | +2.6% |
| 1966 | -4.1 Years | +5.1% |
| 1967 | -4.3 Years | +4.9% |
| 1968 | -4.5 Years | +4.7% |
| 1969 | -4.7 Years | +4.4% |
| 1970 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -4.9 Years | +4.3% |
| 1972 | -4.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -4.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -5 Years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | -4.9 Years | -2.0% |
| 1976 | -4.8 Years | -2.0% |
| 1977 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -4.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | -5 Years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | -5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -5.2 Years | +4.0% |
| 1982 | -5.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -5.3 Years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | -5.4 Years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | -5.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -5.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -5.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -5.3 Years | -1.9% |
| 1989 | -5.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -5.2 Years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | -5.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -5.1 Years | -1.9% |
| 1993 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -4.9 Years | -3.9% |
| 1995 | -4.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -4.8 Years | -2.0% |
| 1997 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -4.7 Years | -2.1% |
| 1999 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -4.6 Years | -2.1% |
| 2003 | -4.7 Years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | -4.8 Years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -4.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | -5 Years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | -5 Years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -5.1 Years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | -5 Years | -2.0% |
| 2011 | -5 Years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -5 Years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -5 Years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -5 Years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -5.1 Years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -5.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -5.2 Years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | -4.9 Years | -5.8% |
| 2025 | -5 Years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.86 Years | -4.7 Years | -3.1 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.88 Years | -5 Years | -4.7 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.29 Years | -5.4 Years | -5 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.94 Years | -5.2 Years | -4.7 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.83 Years | -5.1 Years | -4.6 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.05 Years | -5.1 Years | -5 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.07 Years | -5.2 Years | -4.9 Years | 6 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0896 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0935 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Costa Rica was -5 Years in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was -3.1 Years in 1960.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4 Years in 1984.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.