Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for was 75.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Costa Rica, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Costa Rica stood at 75.2%.
The figure is up 64.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Costa Rica peaked at 87.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 67th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 87.7% | — |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 45.7% | -43.2% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +64.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 75.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.4%, 79% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 75.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.1%, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.0% | 73.0% | 87.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 45.7% | 80.5% | 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 women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Costa Rica?
- Women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Costa Rica was 75.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for syphilis (%), reported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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