Costa Rica sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 81.0 years of life, 46th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Costa Rica, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.0 yrs | 46 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 4.8 /1,000 | 151 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.6 /1,000 | 171 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 23.5 yrs | 23 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 51.6 /1,000 | 126 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.2 yrs | 88 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 82.2 men/100 women | 125 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 9.1 /1,000 | 115 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 24.0 /100k | 117 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 9.9 % | 161 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 8.1 /100k | 78 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 14.8 /100k | 95 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.4 L | 111 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 12.2 % | 79 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,163 | 60 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $18,587 | 77 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Costa Rica's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 22nd lowest premature NCD mortality in the world (9.9 %) and the 23rd highest life expectancy at 60 in the world (23.5 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Costa Rica; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.