Child stunting in Costa Rica
9.0% of children under five in Costa Rica were stunted in 2018.
Costa Rica, 2018
9.0%
Change from 2008
+3.4percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
2.7%
Child stunting in Costa Rica over time
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Costa Rica
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 5.6% in 2008, a change of +3.4 percentage points.
- Since 1996, when it was 8.2%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
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Under-five mortality rate
10.4 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
80.8 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
20.7 years
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Healthy life expectancy
67.1 years
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UHC service coverage
84
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