Health
Last updated: Oct 25, 2023
Statistics on health, life expectancy, diseases and pregnancy in Costa Rica.
read more closeLife Expectancy at Birth:
Total Population: 77.72 years
Male: 75.1 years
Female: 80.46 years (2011 est.)
Major Infectious Diseases:
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever (2009)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 0.3% (2009 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate:
total: 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Fertility Rates
|
Children born per woman |
Year |
|---|---|---|
Fertility Rate |
1.93 |
2011 (est.) |
Fertility Rate |
1.97 |
2006 |
Fertility Rate |
1.97 |
2005 |
Fertility Rate |
2.02 |
2004 |
Source: CIA World Factbook