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
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
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- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Japan 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
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More health data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 40,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,873 (2025)
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
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.