Health Statistics in Costa Rica

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Dataset
Crude suicide rates (per 100 000 population)
WHO
–
Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population)
WHO
−16.7%
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population)
WHO
+100%
Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a proportion of all NCD deaths
WHO
−1.3%
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate (per 100 000 population)
WHO
+1.5%
Total NCD Deaths
WHO
+6%
Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease
WHO
+0.8%
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population)
WHO
+2.4%
Number of female leprosy new cases
WHO
0%
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 1 000 000 child population
WHO
+1.1
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases
WHO
−1
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population
WHO
−10.4%
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment
WHO
−20%
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population
WHO
−20.3%
Number of new G2D leprosy cases
WHO
+25%
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population
WHO
+24.4%
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children (less than 15 years of age)
WHO
+1
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children (less than 15 years of age)
WHO
0
Number of new leprosy cases
WHO
−10%
People living with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) including cured (all ages) (adjusted number)
WHO
+7.2%
Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infected persons diagnosed (number)
WHO
−20.4%
Life expectancy at birth (years)
WHO
+0.2%
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
WHO
+0.4%
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years)
WHO
+1.1%
Life expectancy at age 60 (years)
WHO
+1.2%
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
+0.8%
Physical activity policies for activie societies
WHO
−1
Physical activity policies focused on active systems
WHO
0%
Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported
WHO
0
Number of imported cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported
WHO
0
Proportion of cities, municipalities and localities in regional Healthy City networks that are health-promoting
WHO
–
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates
WHO
−3.3%
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates
WHO
+1.4%
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates
WHO
−0.6%
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates
WHO
+4.5%
Number of under-five deaths
WHO
+0.7%
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
WHO
+3%
Stillbirth rate (per 1000 total births)
WHO
+2.3%
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years
WHO
0%
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5)
WHO
0%
Number of neonatal deaths
WHO
+2.2%
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
WHO
+2.8%
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age
WHO
0%
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years)
WHO
0%
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands)
WHO
+6%
Number of infant deaths
WHO
+1.5%
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
WHO
+3.4%
Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age)
WHO
0%
Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort)
WHO
+9.1%
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence (%)
WHO
−0.2
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV
WHO
+4.5%
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy
WHO
+4.1%
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy
WHO
−8.3%
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission
WHO
−2.8%
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV
WHO
−2.4%
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children
WHO
−10.3%
Number of new HIV infections
WHO
0%
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV (%)
WHO
0%
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%)
WHO
0%
New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population)
WHO
0%
Childhood cancer survival for lymphoid leukaemia, age-standardized 5-year net survival (%)
WHO
–
Acute care
OECD
+2.3%
Cancer care
OECD
+0.7%
Healthcare quality and outcomes
OECD
+0.3%
Primary care
OECD
−59.1%
Patient safety
OECD
–
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version, 2nd edition
WHO
−10.6%
Input costs for healthcare providers
OECD
0%
Revenues of healthcare financing schemes
OECD
0%
Gross fixed capital formation in the healthcare system
OECD
0
Reported number of human rabies deaths
WHO
0
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API')
OECD
+16.7%
Health risks - Regions
OECD
−34.5%
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14 years old girls) (%)
WHO
+50%
Polio (Pol3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−3%
Pertussis - number of reported cases
WHO
+54.8%
Total tetanus - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Yellow fever - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Rubella - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Diphtheria - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Mumps - number of reported cases
WHO
−18.6%
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Measles - number of reported cases
WHO
+1
Pneumoccocal conjugate vaccines (PCV3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−1%
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−1%
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by the nationally recommended age (%)
WHO
+5.7%
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−3%
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
+2.1%
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC)
WHO
−2%
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−3%
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−3%
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
0%
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC)
WHO
−2%
Avoidable mortality
OECD
−21%
Cancer
OECD
–
Communicable diseases
OECD
+13.6%
Injuries
OECD
+0.1%
Infant health: low birthweight
OECD
+7.3%
Life expectancy
OECD
+2%
Maternal and infant mortality
OECD
+12.1%
Perceived health status
OECD
–
Potential years of life lost
OECD
+0.1%
Adopted written national policy on alcohol
WHO
0%
Action Plan for implementation of alcohol policy
WHO
–
Alcoholic beverage legally defined
WHO
−1
National legislation to prevent illegal alcohol
WHO
0%
Adopted written national policy on alcohol, year revised
WHO
–
Standard drink defined
WHO
0
National drinking guidelines
WHO
0
National legislation to prevent illegal alcohol sales
WHO
0%
Hospital aggregates
OECD
−0.3%
Consultations
OECD
0%
Diagnostic exams
OECD
−3%
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
OECD
+3.3%
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
OECD
−2.6%
Immunisations
OECD
−3.2%
Screening
OECD
+9.1%
Surgical procedures
OECD
+50%
Waiting times
OECD
+37.9%
Remuneration of health professionals
OECD
+3%
Pharmaceutical market
OECD
−0.4%
Pharmaceutical consumption
OECD
−0.4%
Pharmaceutical sales
OECD
+4.8%
Healthcare coverage
OECD
+2%
Risk factors for health
OECD
−19.4%
Alcohol consumption
OECD
−19.4%
Food supply and consumption
OECD
+1.6%
Tobacco consumption
OECD
−52.2%
Use of vaping products
OECD
–
Government monopoly on production
WHO
0%
Government monopoly on retail sales
WHO
0
Detection of marketing infringements
WHO
0%
Penalties for marketing infringements
WHO
0%
Off-premise sales restrictions on days
WHO
0%
Off-premise sales restrictions on hours
WHO
0%
Off-premise sales restrictions on places
WHO
−1
Off-premise sales restrictions on outlet density
WHO
0%
On-premise sales restrictions on days
WHO
0%
On-premise sales restrictions on hours
WHO
0%
On-premise sales restrictions on places
WHO
−1
On-premise sales restrictions on outlet density
WHO
0%
On-premise sales restrictions to intoxicated persons
WHO
0%
Server training
WHO
0
Remote ordering of alcohol regulated
WHO
–
Level of taxation adjusted for inflation
WHO
0%
Duty paid or excise stamp on alcohol container
WHO
0
Number of standard alcoholic drinks displayed on containers
WHO
0
Alcohol content displayed on containers
WHO
0%
Health warning labels on pregnancy
WHO
0
Health warning labels on under-age drinking
WHO
0
Health warning labels on drink-driving
WHO
0
Health warning labels on alcohol advertising
WHO
0%
Health warning labels on alcohol containers
WHO
0%
Legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits
WHO
0%
Age limits off-premise sales
WHO
0%
Random breath testing (RBT) use
WHO
−1
Penalties for drink driving
WHO
0%
Sobriety checkpoints
WHO
−1
Graduated licensing
WHO
0
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), by beverage type
WHO
0%
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
WHO
0%
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
WHO
0%
Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
WHO
0%
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%)
WHO
0%
Health workforce migration
OECD
+100%
Cancer survival for those diagnosed with breast cancer, 5-year net survival (%)
WHO
–
Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported
WHO
0
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported
WHO
−12.1%
Household air pollution attributable deaths
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable DALYs
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable deaths
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Joint effects of air pollution attributable deaths
WHO
–
Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000 capita, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Ambient and household air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) (SDG Indicator 3.5.2), three-year average
WHO
0%
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months (in thousands)
WHO
−26.1%
Low birth weight number (in thousands)
WHO
−5.3%
Low birth weight prevalence (%)
WHO
0%
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
+4.3%
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
WHO
0%
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
+0.5%
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
WHO
+0.9%
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
+2.1%
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
WHO
+2.3%
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%)
WHO
0%
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%)
WHO
0%
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$
WHO
+18.8%
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%)
WHO
−4.3%
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$
WHO
−55.2%
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
−66.7%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in US$
WHO
+15.7%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
−2.6%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%)
WHO
−6.9%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%)
WHO
−3.5%
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$
WHO
+27.8%
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
+7.5%
Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$
WHO
+19%
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$
WHO
+25.8%
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
+5.9%
Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women)
WHO
−8.3%
Medical doctors (per 10,000)
WHO
+4.8%
Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000)
WHO
−0.8%
Dentists (per 10,000)
WHO
+1.5%
Pharmacists (per 10,000)
WHO
+2.6%
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs
WHO
+1.7%
Tobacco MPOWER Protect people: P2 smoke-free places, additional characteristics
WHO
0%
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, tobacco use, tobacco smoking, and cigarette smoking, prevalence
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes, prevalence
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, tobacco use and smoking, prevalence
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes, prevalence
WHO
–
Best-practice policy implemented for industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) (Y/N)
WHO
0
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, tobacco use and smoking
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, tobacco use and smoking
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes
WHO
–
Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals (number)
WHO
–
Medical and Pathology Laboratory scientists (number)
WHO
+9.9%
Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians (number)
WHO
−0.6%
Physiotherapists (number)
WHO
+5.3%
Physiotherapy Technicians and Assistants (number)
WHO
–
Pharmacists (number)
WHO
+3.1%
Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants (number)
WHO
–
Dentists (number)
WHO
+2%
Dental Assistants and Therapists (number)
WHO
−17%
Nursing and midwifery personnel (number)
WHO
−0.4%
Nursing personnel (number)
WHO
−0.4%
Midwifery personnel (number)
WHO
–
Nursing personnel (%)
WHO
0%
Medical doctors (number)
WHO
+5.2%
Generalist medical practitioners (number)
WHO
+6.6%
Specialist medical practitioners (number)
WHO
+3.4%
Medical doctors not further defined (number)
WHO
+5.2%
Medical doctors (%)
WHO
−1%
Mortality by week
OECD
0
Excess mortality by week
OECD
−20.6%
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized)
WHO
−2.8%
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate
WHO
−2.1%
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized rate)
WHO
−4.2%
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) (age-standardized)
WHO
−3.8%
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)
WHO
−2.8%
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)
WHO
−3.4%
Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health care expenditure (PHCE) (%)
WHO
−5.2%
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported
WHO
+51.6%
Sustainable Development Goal 03 - Good health and well-being
OECD
−63%
Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to antimicrobials in Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates (WHO-GASP) (proportion)
WHO
−3.9
Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to antimicrobials testing in Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates (WHO-GASP) (number)
WHO
−31.4%
Total number of  malaria cases (presumed + confirmed cases)
WHO
−47.7%
Number of suspected malaria cases
WHO
+48.6%
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
WHO
+48.6%
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
WHO
−11.7%
Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases
WHO
−76.5%
Number of presumed malaria cases
WHO
0
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases
WHO
−53.7%
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria
WHO
+183%
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy
WHO
−10.8%
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy
WHO
−48.5%
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying (IRS)
WHO
+17.5%
Number of indigenous malaria cases
WHO
−55.8%
Number of imported malaria cases
WHO
−2.2%
Number of confirmed malaria cases
WHO
−47.7%
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs)
WHO
−16.7%
Number of malaria cases treated with any first  line tx courses (including artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs))
WHO
−46.7%
Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population)
WHO
0
Estimated malaria incidence (per 1000 population at risk)
WHO
−56.7%
Estimated number of malaria deaths
WHO
0
Estimated number of malaria cases
WHO
−55.8%
Alcohol content in beverage in percent of volume, (alcohol by volume) (ABV %)
WHO
0%
Sugar-content of beverage (g/100ml)
WHO
0%
Primary data availability for UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) (%)
WHO
–
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)
WHO
0%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access
WHO
0%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases
WHO
0%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases
WHO
0%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
WHO
0%
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) (%)
WHO
−28%
TB patients with known HIV status (%)
WHO
+1.1%
Tested TB patients HIV-positive (%)
WHO
0%
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB (%)
WHO
+33.3%
Treatment success rate: new TB cases
WHO
+3.6%
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases
WHO
−34%
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases
WHO
+30%
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%)
WHO
0%
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%)
WHO
−38%
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment
WHO
−33.3%
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB
WHO
−33.3%
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases
WHO
−4%
Tuberculosis treatment coverage
WHO
−2.1%
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases
WHO
0%
Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases)
WHO
−5.4%
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population per year)
WHO
−2.1%
Number of incident tuberculosis cases
WHO
−2%
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in children aged 0 - 14
WHO
–
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV
WHO
−4.8%

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