Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Costa Rica

Male life expectancy in Costa Rica in 2024 — 78.37 years. Ranked 48 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 26.1%.

2024 78.37 years +0.31% vs 2023
World rank 48of 217
Period maximum 78.37 years2024
Period minimum 62.17 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Costa Rica, 1960–2024606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 62.17 years1962: 62.9 years1964: 63.05 years1966: 63.62 years1968: 64.32 years1970: 65.19 years1972: 66.33 years1974: 67.58 years1976: 68.83 years1978: 69.71 years1980: 70.8 years1982: 71.74 years1984: 72.46 years1986: 72.78 years1988: 73.26 years1990: 73.74 years1992: 74.02 years1994: 73.94 years1996: 73.99 years1998: 74.3 years2000: 74.76 years2002: 75.4 years2004: 75.93 years2006: 76.39 years2008: 76.42 years2010: 76.63 years2012: 77.31 years2014: 77.55 years2016: 77.26 years2018: 77.22 years2020: 76.77 years2022: 76.47 years2024: 78.37 years
Change over the period: +16.2 (+26.05%) Average annual rate: 0.36 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 78.37 years
World 71.12 years
Central America computed 72.24 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 73.58 years
Male life expectancy — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.37 +0.24 +0.31%
2023 78.13 +1.66 +2.17%
2022 76.47 +1.47 +1.96%
2021 75 −1.77 −2.3%
2020 76.77 −0.83 −1.07%
2019 77.6 +0.38 +0.5%
2018 77.22 −0.09 −0.11%
2017 77.31 +0.05 +0.06%
2016 77.26 −0.26 −0.34%
2015 77.52 −0.04 −0.05%
2014 77.55 +0.03 +0.04%
2013 77.53 +0.21 +0.27%
2012 77.31 +0.33 +0.43%
2011 76.98 +0.35 +0.46%
2010 76.63 −0.02 −0.02%
2009 76.64 +0.22 +0.29%
2008 76.42 +0.07 +0.09%
2007 76.35 −0.04 −0.05%
2006 76.39 +0.1 +0.13%
2005 76.29 +0.37 +0.48%
2004 75.93 +0.23 +0.3%
2003 75.7 +0.29 +0.39%
2002 75.4 +0.39 +0.53%
2001 75.01 +0.25 +0.34%
2000 74.76 +0.29 +0.39%
1999 74.46 +0.16 +0.21%
1998 74.3 +0.22 +0.3%
1997 74.08 +0.09 +0.12%
1996 73.99 −0.02 −0.02%
1995 74.01 +0.07 +0.09%
1994 73.94 −0.03 −0.04%
1993 73.97 −0.05 −0.07%
1992 74.02 +0.16 +0.22%
1991 73.86 +0.13 +0.17%
1990 73.74 +0.14 +0.19%
1989 73.6 +0.34 +0.46%
1988 73.26 +0.27 +0.37%
1987 72.99 +0.21 +0.28%
1986 72.78 +0.11 +0.15%
1985 72.68 +0.21 +0.29%
1984 72.46 +0.24 +0.33%
1983 72.23 +0.49 +0.68%
1982 71.74 +0.47 +0.65%
1981 71.27 +0.47 +0.67%
1980 70.8 +0.55 +0.78%
1979 70.25 +0.54 +0.77%
1978 69.71 +0.37 +0.54%
1977 69.34 +0.51 +0.74%
1976 68.83 +0.58 +0.85%
1975 68.25 +0.67 +1%
1974 67.58 +0.63 +0.94%
1973 66.95 +0.62 +0.93%
1972 66.33 +0.57 +0.87%
1971 65.76 +0.56 +0.87%
1970 65.19 +0.34 +0.53%
1969 64.85 +0.53 +0.82%
1968 64.32 +0.33 +0.51%
1967 64 +0.38 +0.6%
1966 63.62 +0.3 +0.47%
1965 63.32 +0.27 +0.43%
1964 63.05 +0.16 +0.25%
1963 62.89 −0.01 −0.02%
1962 62.9 +0.28 +0.45%
1961 62.62 +0.45 +0.73%
1960 62.17

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.