Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 22 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 22 for maternal mortality, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 49.59 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 17.99, in 2018.
Costa Rica ranks 120th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 49.59 | — |
| 1986 | 49.1 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 45.32 | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 44.54 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 44.07 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 44.09 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 43.4 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 43.7 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 43.98 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 41.58 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 42.76 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 44.24 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 37.95 | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 40.71 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 39.07 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 38.51 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 37.12 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 36.47 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.93 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 31.83 | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 30.54 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 29.45 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 28.28 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 27.12 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 26.33 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.57 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 24.25 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 24.16 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.31 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 24.24 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 19.69 | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 18.57 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 18.72 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.99 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 22 | +17.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 2.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 22 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.52 | 44.07 | 49.59 | 5 |
| 1990s | 42.15 | 37.95 | 44.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.26 | 26.33 | 38.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.62 | 17.99 | 26.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 22 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 49.59 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.99 in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.