Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0103 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Costa Rica, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Costa Rica stood at 0.0103 one-year-olds per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 80.9% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2685 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 171st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1866 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.2064 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2685 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2039 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1984 | 0.105 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1544 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1743 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0967 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2107 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +117.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2271 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0809 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -64.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1614 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +99.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1605 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1914 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 0.191 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2384 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2378 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0944 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -60.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2336 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +147.4% |
| 1999 | 0.217 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1865 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1398 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0918 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1771 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +92.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1427 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1265 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1555 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1545 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1397 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2005 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1737 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2106 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1249 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0703 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 2014 | 0.124 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +76.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1092 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0413 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -62.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0544 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0799 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0658 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0382 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0821 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +114.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0538 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -80.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0103 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.048 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0103 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0926 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1833 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0967 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2685 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1807 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0809 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2384 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1515 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0918 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2005 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1054 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0413 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2106 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0461 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0103 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0821 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 168 Finland 0.0141 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 169 Palau 0.0128 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 170 Brunei 0.0119 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 172 Hungary 0.0101 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 173 Chile 0.0099 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 174 Uruguay 0.0096 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Costa Rica?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Costa Rica was 0.0103 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2685 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Costa Rica ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.