Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.0904 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0904
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
148th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2581
in 1950
All-time low
0.0904
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0904 for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2581 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0904, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2581 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2552 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.253 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2464 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2407 | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2351 | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2292 | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2213 | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2158 | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.21 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2059 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.2014 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1991 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1966 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1935 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1903 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1875 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1832 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1807 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1755 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1699 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1635 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1572 | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1497 | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1421 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1348 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1281 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1223 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1176 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.114 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1119 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1097 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1082 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1072 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.106 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1046 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1038 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1029 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1027 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1014 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1007 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1003 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0993 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0989 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0985 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0986 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0988 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0975 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.097 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0963 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0956 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0954 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0949 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0945 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0947 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0938 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0935 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0939 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0937 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0932 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0935 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0932 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0925 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.092 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0917 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.091 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.092 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0926 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0922 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0921 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0933 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0983 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0912 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0904 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2365 | 0.21 | 0.2581 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1914 | 0.1755 | 0.2059 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1399 | 0.114 | 0.1699 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1058 | 0.1014 | 0.1119 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0986 | 0.0963 | 0.1007 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0943 | 0.0932 | 0.0956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0923 | 0.091 | 0.0935 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0933 | 0.0904 | 0.0983 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 145 Guadeloupe 0.0914 compare
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0913 compare
- 147 Latvia 0.0904 compare
- 149 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0902 compare
- 150 Montserrat 0.0902 compare
- 151 Saint Helena 0.0899 compare
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 versus lifespan inequality in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Costa Rica was 0.0904 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2581 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0904 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Costa Rica ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.