Lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica stood at 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica peaked at 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 610 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
Costa Rica ranks 66th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 610 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 623 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 658 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 687 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 710 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 736 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 778 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 820 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 844 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 876 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 909 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 943 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1,011 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 1,058 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 1,122 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1,169 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1,235 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1,378 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 1,468 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1,530 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,607 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1,756 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1,730 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,733 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,823 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1,966 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1,949 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,053 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2,215 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 2,198 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,300 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 2,245 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2,296 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2,204 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,598 1 in: rate varies by country | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 2,176 1 in: rate varies by country | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 1,816 1 in: rate varies by country | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 2,963 1 in: rate varies by country | +63.2% |
| 2023 | 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country | +14.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,964 1 in: rate varies by country, 31% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,080 1 in: rate varies by country, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +63.2% | 1,816 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,963 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 657.6 1 in: rate varies by country | 610 1 in: rate varies by country | 710 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 909.7 1 in: rate varies by country | 736 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,122 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,543 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,169 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,823 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,202 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,949 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,598 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,590 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,816 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 63 Azerbaijan 3,910 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 64 Republic of Moldova 3,829 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 65 Armenia 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 67 Georgia 3,332 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 68 Bahrain 3,315 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 69 Lebanon 3,293 1 in: rate varies by country 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica was 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 610 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.