Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Prevalence of undernourishment was 2.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica, 2001–2014
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica is 2.7%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica peaked at 4.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 105th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.6% | — |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 5 |
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More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica was 2.7% in 2014, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th out of 115 countries with data for 2014.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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