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Male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Male life expectancy at birth was 78.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
78.13 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
53rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.13 years
in 2023
All-time low
56.93 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica stood at 78.13 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica peaked at 78.13 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.93 years, in 1950.

That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica, year by year

Year years Change
1950 56.93 years —
1951 57.23 years +0.5%
1952 57.48 years +0.4%
1953 58.26 years +1.4%
1954 59.03 years +1.3%
1955 59.5 years +0.8%
1956 60.06 years +0.9%
1957 60.39 years +0.5%
1958 61.1 years +1.2%
1959 61.61 years +0.8%
1960 62.17 years +0.9%
1961 62.62 years +0.7%
1962 62.9 years +0.4%
1963 62.89 years -0.0%
1964 63.05 years +0.3%
1965 63.32 years +0.4%
1966 63.62 years +0.5%
1967 64 years +0.6%
1968 64.32 years +0.5%
1969 64.85 years +0.8%
1970 65.19 years +0.5%
1971 65.76 years +0.9%
1972 66.33 years +0.9%
1973 66.95 years +0.9%
1974 67.58 years +0.9%
1975 68.25 years +1.0%
1976 68.83 years +0.8%
1977 69.34 years +0.7%
1978 69.71 years +0.5%
1979 70.25 years +0.8%
1980 70.8 years +0.8%
1981 71.27 years +0.7%
1982 71.74 years +0.7%
1983 72.23 years +0.7%
1984 72.46 years +0.3%
1985 72.67 years +0.3%
1986 72.78 years +0.1%
1987 72.99 years +0.3%
1988 73.26 years +0.4%
1989 73.6 years +0.5%
1990 73.74 years +0.2%
1991 73.86 years +0.2%
1992 74.02 years +0.2%
1993 73.97 years -0.1%
1994 73.94 years -0.0%
1995 74.01 years +0.1%
1996 73.99 years -0.0%
1997 74.08 years +0.1%
1998 74.3 years +0.3%
1999 74.46 years +0.2%
2000 74.75 years +0.4%
2001 75.01 years +0.3%
2002 75.4 years +0.5%
2003 75.7 years +0.4%
2004 75.92 years +0.3%
2005 76.29 years +0.5%
2006 76.39 years +0.1%
2007 76.35 years -0.0%
2008 76.42 years +0.1%
2009 76.64 years +0.3%
2010 76.63 years -0.0%
2011 76.98 years +0.5%
2012 77.31 years +0.4%
2013 77.53 years +0.3%
2014 77.55 years +0.0%
2015 77.52 years -0.0%
2016 77.26 years -0.3%
2017 77.31 years +0.1%
2018 77.22 years -0.1%
2019 77.6 years +0.5%
2020 76.77 years -1.1%
2021 75 years -2.3%
2022 76.47 years +2.0%
2023 78.13 years +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 59.16 years 56.93 years 61.61 years 10
1960s 63.37 years 62.17 years 64.85 years 10
1970s 67.82 years 65.19 years 70.25 years 10
1980s 72.38 years 70.8 years 73.6 years 10
1990s 74.04 years 73.74 years 74.46 years 10
2000s 75.89 years 74.75 years 76.64 years 10
2010s 77.29 years 76.63 years 77.6 years 10
2020s 76.59 years 75 years 78.13 years 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 50 Oman 78.49 years compare
  2. 51 Faroe Islands 78.17 years compare
  3. 52 Guadeloupe 78.13 years compare
  4. 54 Puerto Rico 78.03 years compare
  5. 55 Cayman Islands 77.98 years compare
  6. 56 Albania 77.73 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica?
Male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica was 78.13 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male life expectancy at birth recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 78.13 years in 2023.
What is the lowest male life expectancy at birth recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 56.93 years in 1950.
How does Costa Rica rank for male life expectancy at birth?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Male life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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