The total life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 77.32 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years the average newborn is expected to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of birth do not change thereafter.
Costa Rica: Life expectancy at birth from 2012 to 2022
Characteristic
Life expectancy at birth in years
2022
77.32
2021
77.02
2020
79.28
2019
79.43
2018
79.48
2017
79.38
2016
79.46
2015
79.09
2014
78.77
2013
79.4
2012
79.28
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Costa Rica: Life expectancy at birth from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/443156/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-costa-rica/
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