Poverty vs life expectancy in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty vs life expectancy was 80.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.8
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
51st
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.8
in 2023
All-time low
57.46
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty vs life expectancy in Costa Rica is 80.8, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Costa Rica peaked at 80.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.46, in 1950.
Costa Rica ranks 51st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.07 | 57.46 | 62.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.79 | 63.46 | 66.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.77 | 66.79 | 72.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.55 | 73.03 | 75.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.48 | 76.09 | 77.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.52 | 77.32 | 79.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.01 | 79.35 | 80.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.47 | 78.05 | 80.8 | 4 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 40,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,873 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Costa Rica?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Costa Rica was 80.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.46 in 1950.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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