Specialist medical practitioners in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Specialist medical practitioners was 5,676 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
5,676
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
56th
of 95 countries
All-time high
5,676
in 2022
All-time low
4,330
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Specialist medical practitioners in Costa Rica, 2015–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, specialist medical practitioners in Costa Rica stood at 5,676. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 56th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Specialist medical practitioners in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,330 | — |
| 2016 | 4,594 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 4,775 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 4,973 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 5,115 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5,293 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 5,492 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 5,676 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,757 | 4,330 | 5,115 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5,487 | 5,293 | 5,676 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (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 specialist medical practitioners in Costa Rica?
- Specialist medical practitioners in Costa Rica was 5,676 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,676 in 2022.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,330 in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 Specialist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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