Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2023
All-time low
81.0%
in 1982
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Costa Rica, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 86 %1981: 85 %1982: 81 %1983: 86 %1984: 93 %1985: 90 %1986: 89 %1987: 94 %1988: 87 %1989: 86 %1990: 95 %1991: 90 %1992: 90 %1993: 88 %1994: 88 %1995: 85 %1996: 85 %1997: 94 %1998: 85 %1999: 86 %2000: 88 %2001: 91 %2002: 94 %2003: 88 %2004: 90 %2005: 91 %2006: 89 %2007: 89 %2008: 90 %2009: 86 %2010: 88 %2011: 85 %2012: 91 %2013: 95 %2014: 91 %2015: 92 %2016: 97 %2017: 96 %2018: 94 %2019: 95 %2020: 97 %2021: 93 %2022: 95 %2023: 99 %2024: 99 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Costa Rica stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 1982.

That places Costa Rica 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 87.7% 81.0% 94.0% 10
1990s 88.6% 85.0% 95.0% 10
2000s 89.6% 86.0% 94.0% 10
2010s 92.4% 85.0% 97.0% 10
2020s 96.6% 93.0% 99.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Costa Rica?
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 1982.
How does Costa Rica rank for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 8,100 data points, 1980–2024
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