Share of children vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica is 98, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica peaked at 99 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1980.
Costa Rica ranks 19th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 60 | — |
| 1981 | 79 | +31.7% |
| 1982 | 87 | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 84 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 76 | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 90 | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 77 | -20.6% |
| 1990 | 90 | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 96 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 84 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 99 | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 83 | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 88 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 82 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94 | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 89 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 81 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 98 | +2.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 94, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 98 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +31.7% | 60 | 79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.1 | 60 | 97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.9 | 83 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.4 | 81 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3 | 83 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5 | 89 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 19 Belarus 98 compare
- 19 Bhutan 98 compare
- 19 El Salvador 98 compare
- 19 India 98 compare
- 19 Israel 98 compare
- 19 Morocco 98 compare
- 19 Palestine 98 compare
- 19 Portugal 98 compare
- 19 Seychelles 98 compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 98 compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 98 compare
- 19 Uruguay 98 compare
- 19 Vietnam 98 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica was 98 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Share of children vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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