Life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica
Life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica was 81.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Costa Rica, 2024
81.0
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
82.1 years
Position in 2024
47th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.0 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 80.8 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 79.3 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 78.1 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 79.7 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 80.3 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 80.1 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 80.0 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 80.0 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 80.4 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 80.2 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 80.2 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 79.9 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 79.6 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 79.4 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 79.4 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 79.2 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 79.1 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 79.0 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 78.9 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 78.5 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 78.2 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 77.9 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 77.6 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 77.3 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 80.8 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 80.2 years, the figure has changed by +1.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Costa Rica has the 47th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Costa Rica
All statistics for Costa Rica
Life expectancy at birth, women
83.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
78.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
80.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
20.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
67.1 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
84
2023 · WHO