Medical doctors in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Medical doctors was 13,656 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13,656
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
88th
of 187 countries
All-time high
13,656
in 2022
All-time low
5,204
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2022
Medical doctors in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 13,656 for medical doctors in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Costa Rica peaked at 13,656 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,204, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 88th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,204 | — |
| 2006 | 8,871 | +70.5% |
| 2007 | 9,208 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 9,630 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 10,026 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 10,554 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 10,990 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 11,522 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 12,055 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 12,676 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 8,703 | -31.3% |
| 2016 | 9,516 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 10,324 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 11,169 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 11,880 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 12,557 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 12,976 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 13,656 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,588 | 5,204 | 10,026 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10,939 | 8,703 | 12,676 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,063 | 12,557 | 13,656 | 3 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1275 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4662 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Costa Rica?
- Medical doctors in Costa Rica was 13,656 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13,656 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,204 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for medical doctors?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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