Cholera reported cases in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cholera reported cases was 1 reported cases in 1997. ◆ Volatile
Cholera reported cases in Costa Rica, 1992–1997
Source: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in reported cases.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1 reported cases for cholera reported cases in 1997. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.7% on the previous year and down 91.7% over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 94th out of 119 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cholera reported cases in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | reported cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12 reported cases | — |
| 1993 | 14 reported cases | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 38 reported cases | +171.4% |
| 1995 | 24 reported cases | -36.8% |
| 1996 | 19 reported cases | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 1 reported cases | -94.7% |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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 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 cholera reported cases in Costa Rica?
- Cholera reported cases in Costa Rica was 1 reported cases in 1997, according to World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cholera reported cases recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38 reported cases in 1994.
- What is the lowest cholera reported cases recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 reported cases in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cholera reported cases?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 119 countries with data for 1997.
- Is cholera reported cases rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cholera reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of cholera cases which have been reported to the WHO by local authorities. As testing and reporting is limited in many countries, this is likely to be an underestimate of the true number of cholera cases.