Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life satisfaction vs child mortality was 7.44 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7.44
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
4th
of 157 countries
All-time high
7.44
in 2025
All-time low
6.58
in 2021
Years of data
14
2011–2025
Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Costa Rica, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 7.44 for life satisfaction vs child mortality in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs child mortality in Costa Rica peaked at 7.44 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.58, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 4th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.25 | — |
| 2012 | 7.26 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.23 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.09 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 7.08 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.07 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.17 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.12 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.07 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 6.58 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 6.61 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.96 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 7.27 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 7.44 | +2.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.63, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7.44 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.16 | 7.07 | 7.26 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.99 | 6.58 | 7.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 satisfaction vs child mortality in Costa Rica?
- Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Costa Rica was 7.44 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs child mortality recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.44 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs child mortality recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.58 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life satisfaction vs child mortality?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs child mortality rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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