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Female life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Female life expectancy at birth was 83.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.42 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
47th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.42 years
in 2023
All-time low
57.99 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Female life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, female life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica stood at 83.42 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica peaked at 83.42 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.99 years, in 1950.

Costa Rica ranks 47th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Female life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica, year by year

Year years Change
1950 57.99 years —
1951 58.41 years +0.7%
1952 58.75 years +0.6%
1953 59.87 years +1.9%
1954 60.69 years +1.4%
1955 61.42 years +1.2%
1956 62.37 years +1.6%
1957 62.81 years +0.7%
1958 63.45 years +1.0%
1959 64.23 years +1.2%
1960 64.79 years +0.9%
1961 65.11 years +0.5%
1962 65.58 years +0.7%
1963 65.79 years +0.3%
1964 65.96 years +0.3%
1965 66.22 years +0.4%
1966 66.59 years +0.6%
1967 67.13 years +0.8%
1968 67.24 years +0.2%
1969 67.88 years +1.0%
1970 68.4 years +0.8%
1971 69.09 years +1.0%
1972 69.73 years +0.9%
1973 70.56 years +1.2%
1974 71.37 years +1.1%
1975 72.32 years +1.3%
1976 73.14 years +1.1%
1977 73.79 years +0.9%
1978 74.46 years +0.9%
1979 74.93 years +0.6%
1980 75.36 years +0.6%
1981 75.69 years +0.4%
1982 76.06 years +0.5%
1983 76.31 years +0.3%
1984 76.75 years +0.6%
1985 76.89 years +0.2%
1986 77.15 years +0.3%
1987 77.5 years +0.4%
1988 77.87 years +0.5%
1989 78.13 years +0.3%
1990 78.48 years +0.5%
1991 78.64 years +0.2%
1992 78.77 years +0.2%
1993 78.67 years -0.1%
1994 78.73 years +0.1%
1995 78.89 years +0.2%
1996 78.88 years -0.0%
1997 79.15 years +0.3%
1998 79.45 years +0.4%
1999 79.67 years +0.3%
2000 79.87 years +0.3%
2001 80.2 years +0.4%
2002 80.44 years +0.3%
2003 80.69 years +0.3%
2004 81.05 years +0.5%
2005 81.41 years +0.4%
2006 81.66 years +0.3%
2007 81.8 years +0.2%
2008 81.9 years +0.1%
2009 82.05 years +0.2%
2010 82.04 years -0.0%
2011 82.21 years +0.2%
2012 82.48 years +0.3%
2013 82.8 years +0.4%
2014 82.86 years +0.1%
2015 83.28 years +0.5%
2016 82.69 years -0.7%
2017 82.66 years -0.0%
2018 82.96 years +0.4%
2019 82.96 years +0.0%
2020 82.75 years -0.3%
2021 81.21 years -1.9%
2022 82.2 years +1.2%
2023 83.42 years +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 61 years 57.99 years 64.23 years 10
1960s 66.23 years 64.79 years 67.88 years 10
1970s 71.78 years 68.4 years 74.93 years 10
1980s 76.77 years 75.36 years 78.13 years 10
1990s 78.93 years 78.48 years 79.67 years 10
2000s 81.11 years 79.87 years 82.05 years 10
2010s 82.69 years 82.04 years 83.28 years 10
2020s 82.39 years 81.21 years 83.42 years 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 44 Netherlands 83.74 years compare
  2. 45 Cyprus 83.67 years compare
  3. 46 Taiwan 83.61 years compare
  4. 48 Qatar 83.37 years compare
  5. 49 United Kingdom 83.21 years compare
  6. 50 Isle of Man 83.13 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica?
Female life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica was 83.42 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 83.42 years in 2023.
What is the lowest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 57.99 years in 1950.
How does Costa Rica rank for female life expectancy at birth?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is female life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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