Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Costa Rica, 2009–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Costa Rica stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 48.0% | — |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +95.8% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.0%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +95.8% | 48.0% | 94.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 68.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 87.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Costa Rica?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Costa Rica was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a given year.