Costa Rica
Country in Americas
In brief
Secondary school enrolment: 122% (2024). World rank 13 of 176 (1 = best); in Americas, 4 of 40. Overweight adults: 66.9% (2022). World rank 158 of 196 (1 = best); in Americas, 24 of 38. Adults who use tobacco: 7.9% (2024). World rank 18 of 166 (1 = best); in Americas, 3 of 24. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 104% → 105%, secondary school enrolment 114% → 122%, and children vaccinated against measles 95% → 93%. Better than all its neighbours (Nicaragua and Panama): doctors per 1,000 people, access to clean cooking fuels, infant deaths per 1,000 births, deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births, and maternal deaths per 100,000 births.