Nursing personnel in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Nursing personnel was 83.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
83.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 85 countries
All-time high
83.1%
in 2020
All-time low
62.7%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Nursing personnel in Costa Rica, 2015–2022

0204060802015201820222015: 832016: 832017: 62.72018: 82.92019: 832020: 83.12021: 83.12022: 83.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 83.1% for nursing personnel in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

That places Costa Rica 50th out of 85 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Nursing personnel in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Nursing personnel (%) in Costa Rica, 2015 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2015 83.0%
2016 83.0% +0.0%
2017 62.7% -24.5%
2018 82.9% +32.2%
2019 83.0% +0.1%
2020 83.1% +0.1%
2021 83.1% +0.0%
2022 83.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 78.9% 62.7% 83.0% 5
2020s 83.1% 83.1% 83.1% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 47 Spain 84.5% compare
  2. 48 Ecuador 83.7%
  3. 49 Uruguay 83.5% compare
  4. 51 Paraguay 82.9% compare
  5. 51 Germany 82.9% compare
  6. 53 Israel 82.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nursing personnel in Costa Rica?
Nursing personnel in Costa Rica was 83.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2017.
How does Costa Rica rank for nursing personnel?
Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Nursing personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nursing personnel (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
86 places, 766 data points, 1999–2024
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