Costa Rica Life Expectancy 1950-2024

Chart and table of Costa Rica life expectancy from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current life expectancy for Costa Rica in 2024 is 81.12 years, a 0.22% increase from 2023.
  • The life expectancy for Costa Rica in 2023 was 80.94 years, a 0.23% increase from 2022.
  • The life expectancy for Costa Rica in 2022 was 80.75 years, a 0.23% increase from 2021.
  • The life expectancy for Costa Rica in 2021 was 80.56 years, a 0.23% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy
Country Name 2024 Life Expectancy
Costa Rica 81.12
Maldives 80.14
Lebanon 79.42
Cuba 79.33
Albania 79.10
Turkey 78.67
Colombia 78.04
Thailand 77.92
Ecuador 77.90
Algeria 77.68
Peru 77.65
China 77.64
Montenegro 77.54
Iran 77.51
Malaysia 76.79
Brazil 76.77
Romania 76.64
Serbia 76.61
North Macedonia 76.39
Armenia 75.69
Mauritius 75.66
Bulgaria 75.62
Mexico 75.57
Belarus 75.34
Guatemala 75.26
Belize 75.24
Jordan 75.14
Jamaica 75.00
Dominican Republic 74.81
Paraguay 74.70
Kazakhstan 74.02
Samoa 73.88
Libya 73.59
Azerbaijan 73.44
Russia 73.12
Grenada 72.71
Venezuela 72.60
Suriname 72.26
Tonga 71.42
Iraq 71.21
Guyana 70.37
Botswana 70.00
Turkmenistan 68.75
Fiji 68.05
Gabon 67.20
Namibia 65.16
South Africa 65.10
Equatorial Guinea 60.11
Costa Rica - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year Life Expectancy Growth Rate
2024 81.12 0.220%
2023 80.94 0.230%
2022 80.75 0.230%
2021 80.56 0.230%
2020 80.38 0.230%
2019 80.19 0.240%
2018 80.00 0.210%
2017 79.83 0.210%
2016 79.66 0.210%
2015 79.50 0.210%
2014 79.33 0.210%
2013 79.16 0.190%
2012 79.01 0.190%
2011 78.86 0.190%
2010 78.72 0.190%
2009 78.57 0.190%
2008 78.42 0.160%
2007 78.30 0.160%
2006 78.18 0.160%
2005 78.05 0.160%
2004 77.93 0.160%
2003 77.81 0.200%
2002 77.66 0.200%
2001 77.50 0.200%
2000 77.35 0.200%
1999 77.19 0.200%
1998 77.04 0.250%
1997 76.85 0.250%
1996 76.66 0.250%
1995 76.46 0.250%
1994 76.27 0.250%
1993 76.08 0.260%
1992 75.89 0.260%
1991 75.69 0.260%
1990 75.50 0.260%
1989 75.30 0.260%
1988 75.11 0.440%
1987 74.78 0.450%
1986 74.45 0.450%
1985 74.11 0.450%
1984 73.78 0.450%
1983 73.45 0.800%
1982 72.86 0.810%
1981 72.28 0.820%
1980 71.69 0.820%
1979 71.11 0.830%
1978 70.52 0.960%
1977 69.85 0.970%
1976 69.18 0.970%
1975 68.52 0.980%
1974 67.85 0.990%
1973 67.18 0.770%
1972 66.67 0.780%
1971 66.15 0.780%
1970 65.64 0.790%
1969 65.12 0.800%
1968 64.61 0.820%
1967 64.09 0.820%
1966 63.56 0.830%
1965 63.04 0.840%
1964 62.51 0.850%
1963 61.99 1.060%
1962 61.34 1.070%
1961 60.69 1.080%
1960 60.05 1.090%
1959 59.40 1.100%
1958 58.75 0.950%
1957 58.20 0.950%
1956 57.65 0.960%
1955 57.10 0.970%
1954 56.55 0.980%
1953 56.00 0.990%
1952 55.45 1.000%
1951 54.90 1.010%
1950 54.35 0.000%