Share of deaths that are registered in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of deaths that are registered was 95.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
95.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
82nd
of 145 countries
All-time high
97.3%
in 2016
All-time low
94.5%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Share of deaths that are registered in Costa Rica, 2015–2019
Source: Ariel Karlinsky (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of deaths that are registered in Costa Rica stood at 95.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over five years.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of deaths that are registered in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94.5% | — |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 79 Latvia 95.7% compare
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- 84 Kazakhstan 95.4% compare
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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 share of deaths that are registered in Costa Rica?
- Share of deaths that are registered in Costa Rica was 95.6% in 2019, according to Ariel Karlinsky (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths that are registered recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of deaths that are registered recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of deaths that are registered?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd out of 145 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Ariel Karlinsky (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths that are registered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of deaths reported in a country's vital registration system as a share of total expected deaths. Expected deaths are taken as the average of estimates from three international sources: the UN, WHO, and IHME.