UHC service coverage index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: UHC service coverage index was 84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage index in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, uhc service coverage index in Costa Rica stood at 84.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage index in Costa Rica peaked at 85 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC service coverage index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76 | — |
| 2001 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 82 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 84 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 84 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6 | 76 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8 | 81 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.25 | 84 | 85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage index in Costa Rica?
- Uhc service coverage index in Costa Rica was 84 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest uhc service coverage index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2017.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for uhc service coverage index?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of UHC service coverage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A composite index representing coverage of essential health services based on 14 tracer indicators in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity and access. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points.