Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy prados de la escosura was 79.28 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
79.28
World rank
31st
of 162 countries
All-time high
79.28
in 2020
All-time low
33.82
in 1913
Years of data
20
1913–2020
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Costa Rica, 1913–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 79.28 for life expectancy prados de la escosura in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy prados de la escosura in Costa Rica peaked at 79.28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.82, in 1913.
That places Costa Rica 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 33.82 | — |
| 1925 | 39.08 | +15.5% |
| 1929 | 41.31 | +5.7% |
| 1933 | 43.88 | +6.2% |
| 1938 | 47.26 | +7.7% |
| 1950 | 57.3 | +21.3% |
| 1955 | 60.2 | +5.1% |
| 1960 | 61.86 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 64.6 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 67.12 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 69.87 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 72.56 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 74.39 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 76.63 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 76.55 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.59 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 78.51 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 78.67 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.09 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.28 | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 79.28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.38, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 79.28 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.77, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 33.82 | 33.82 | 33.82 | 1 |
| 1920s | 40.19 | 39.08 | 41.31 | 2 |
| 1930s | 45.57 | 43.88 | 47.26 | 2 |
| 1950s | 58.75 | 57.3 | 60.2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 63.23 | 61.86 | 64.6 | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.5 | 67.12 | 69.87 | 2 |
| 1980s | 73.48 | 72.56 | 74.39 | 2 |
| 1990s | 76.59 | 76.55 | 76.63 | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.05 | 77.59 | 78.51 | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.88 | 78.67 | 79.09 | 2 |
| 2020s | 79.28 | 79.28 | 79.28 | 1 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy prados de la escosura in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Costa Rica was 79.28 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 79.28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.82 in 1913.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy prados de la escosura?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy prados de la escosura 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 prados de la escosura. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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