Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 24 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Costa Rica, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Costa Rica is 24, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Costa Rica peaked at 44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 120th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 43 | — |
| 1986 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 34 | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 44 | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 27 | -38.6% |
| 2023 | 24 | -11.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 24 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 3.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 24 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.5, 44% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -38.6% | 44 | 27 |
| 2020 | +30.8% | 26 | 34 |
| 2021 | +29.4% | 34 | 44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.2 | 40 | 43 | 5 |
| 1990s | 38.5 | 36 | 40 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1 | 29 | 36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2 | 26 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.25 | 24 | 44 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Costa Rica?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Costa Rica was 24 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.