Pan American Whole Health Alliance - Alianza de Pan American de la Salud Integral

Costa Rica Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 3,650
urban population (%) 50.9
life expectancy 76.9
literacy rate (%) 95
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 100
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 100
population living in poverty (%) 27.1
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 224
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 11.8
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 6.2
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 29
physicians (per 10.000 population) 14.1
hospital beds (per 1,000) 25