Lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0294 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica stood at 0.0294. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1638 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0294, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1638 | — |
| 1986 | 0.1605 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1519 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1456 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1408 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1359 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1286 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1219 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1184 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1141 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.11 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1061 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0989 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0945 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0892 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0855 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.081 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0726 | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0681 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0653 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0622 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0569 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0578 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0577 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0548 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0509 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0513 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0487 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0452 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0455 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0435 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0446 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0436 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0454 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0385 | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.046 | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0551 | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0294 | -13.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0294 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0091, 3.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0294 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0926, 32% of 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 | -38.7% | 0.0551 | 0.0338 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1525 | 0.1408 | 0.1638 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1118 | 0.0892 | 0.1359 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0662 | 0.0548 | 0.0855 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0457 | 0.0385 | 0.0513 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.041 | 0.0294 | 0.0551 | 4 |
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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Costa Rica was 0.0294 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1638 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th 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 down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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