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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.5% | 45.3% | 49.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 49.8% | 50.7% | 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 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 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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