Medical doctors in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Medical doctors was 26.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, medical doctors in Costa Rica stood at 26.87. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Costa Rica peaked at 26.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.22, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 13.22 | — |
| 2006 | 20.53 | +55.3% |
| 2007 | 21.02 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 21.69 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.28 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.17 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.84 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 24.71 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 25.56 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 26.59 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 18.06 | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 19.55 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 21.01 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 22.53 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 23.76 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 24.94 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 25.64 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 26.87 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.75 | 13.22 | 22.28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.88 | 18.06 | 26.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.82 | 24.94 | 26.87 | 3 |
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0896 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0935 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Costa Rica?
- Medical doctors in Costa Rica was 26.87 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 26.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.22 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for medical doctors?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th 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 8.7%. 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 (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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