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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.9% | 62.7% | 83.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 83.1% | 83.1% | 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)
- 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)
- 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 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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