Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 253 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 253 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Costa Rica peaked at 256 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 156, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 156 | — |
| 1991 | 163 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 170 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 181 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 192 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 204 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 216 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 226 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 234 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 237 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 238 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 240 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 241 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 240 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 236 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 236 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 242 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 252 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 256 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 251 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 238 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 223 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 211 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 207 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 211 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 221 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 230 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 235 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 231 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 223 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 215 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 215 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 224 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 237 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 253 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 197.9 | 156 | 237 | 10 |
| 2000s | 243.2 | 236 | 256 | 10 |
| 2010s | 223 | 207 | 238 | 10 |
| 2020s | 228.8 | 215 | 253 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Costa Rica?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Costa Rica was 253 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 256 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 156 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Costa Rica ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years