Medical doctors in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Medical doctors was 50.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
50.7%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
37th
of 82 countries
All-time high
50.7%
in 2022
All-time low
45.3%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Medical doctors in Costa Rica, 2015–2022

02040602015201820222015: 45.32016: 46.72017: 47.62018: 48.62019: 49.42020: 49.82021: 50.22022: 50.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 50.7% for medical doctors in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

That places Costa Rica 37th out of 82 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Medical doctors in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Medical doctors (%) in Costa Rica, 2015 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2015 45.3%
2016 46.7% +3.1%
2017 47.6% +1.9%
2018 48.6% +2.1%
2019 49.4% +1.6%
2020 49.8% +0.8%
2021 50.2% +0.8%
2022 50.7% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 47.5% 45.3% 49.4% 5
2020s 50.2% 49.8% 50.7% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 34 Argentina 52.2% compare
  2. 35 Sweden 51.6% compare
  3. 36 Norway 51.5% compare
  4. 38 France 50.6% compare
  5. 39 Austria 50.1% compare
  6. 39 Colombia 50.1% compare
  7. 39 United Kingdom 50.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors in Costa Rica?
Medical doctors in Costa Rica was 50.7% 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 50.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for medical doctors?
Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
Is medical doctors rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical doctors (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
82 places, 1,533 data points, 1980–2024
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