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Life Expectancy in Costa Rica vs Ethiopia (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Costa Rica vs 68.1 in Ethiopia. Costa Rica is ranked 39/197 by life expectancy, and Ethiopia is 150/197. In Costa Rica, the life expectancy is 78.8 years for males and 83.9 years for females. In Ethiopia, it's 64.9 years for males and 71.6 years for females.

Costa Rica vs Ethiopia life expectancy at birth by year

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Ethiopia
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Ethiopia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 81.4 78.8 83.9 68.1 64.9 71.6
2025 81.2 78.6 83.7 67.9 64.6 71.3
2024 81 78.4 83.6 67.6 64.4 71
2023 80.8 78.1 83.4 67.3 64.1 70.7
2022 79.3 76.5 82.2 66.9 63.7 70.3
2021 78.1 75 81.2 65.3 62.1 68.7
2020 79.7 76.8 82.8 66 62.8 69.4
2019 80.3 77.6 83 65.7 62.8 68.9
2018 80.1 77.2 83 65.3 62.4 68.3
2017 80 77.3 82.7 64.8 61.9 67.7
2016 80 77.3 82.7 64.2 61.4 67
2015 80.4 77.5 83.3 63.6 61 66.4
2014 80.2 77.6 82.9 62.9 60.4 65.6
2013 80.2 77.5 82.8 62.2 59.8 64.7
2012 79.9 77.3 82.5 61.4 59.2 63.8
2011 79.6 77 82.2 60.6 58.4 62.8
2010 79.4 76.6 82 59.7 57.5 62
2009 79.4 76.6 82.1 58.7 56.6 60.9
2008 79.2 76.4 81.9 57.7 55.8 59.8
2007 79.1 76.4 81.8 56.6 54.8 58.4
2006 79 76.4 81.7 55.4 53.9 56.9
2005 78.9 76.3 81.4 54.4 53.1 55.7
2004 78.5 75.9 81.1 53.7 52.6 54.9
2003 78.2 75.7 80.7 52.9 52 53.8
2002 77.9 75.4 80.4 52.1 51.3 52.9
2001 77.6 75 80.2 51.4 50.8 52.1
2000 77.3 74.8 79.9 50.9 50.2 51.6
1999 77.1 74.5 79.7 49.5 48.2 50.8
1998 76.9 74.3 79.5 49.8 48.9 50.7
1997 76.6 74.1 79.1 49.2 48.4 50.1
1996 76.4 74 78.9 48.7 47.9 49.5
1995 76.4 74 78.9 48.2 47.2 49.1
1994 76.3 73.9 78.7 47.9 47.1 48.8
1993 76.3 74 78.7 47.7 46.9 48.5
1992 76.4 74 78.8 47.3 46.5 48
1991 76.2 73.9 78.6 46.7 45.6 47.7
1990 76.1 73.7 78.5 45.1 43.5 46.8
1989 75.9 73.6 78.1 45.6 44 47.3
1988 75.5 73.3 77.9 45.7 44.1 47.2
1987 75.2 73 77.5 45.9 44.2 47.6
1986 74.9 72.8 77.2 38.4 36.6 40.1
1985 74.8 72.7 76.9 37.7 35.7 39.8
1984 74.6 72.5 76.7 36.7 34.5 39.1
1983 74.2 72.2 76.3 36.3 33.9 38.9
1982 73.9 71.7 76.1 43.4 40.1 47
1981 73.4 71.3 75.7 43.1 39.7 46.7
1980 73 70.8 75.4 42.8 39.4 46.4
1979 72.5 70.2 74.9 42.4 39 46
1978 72 69.7 74.5 41.5 38.1 45.2
1977 71.5 69.3 73.8 41.4 37.9 45.1
1976 70.9 68.8 73.1 41.3 37.9 45
1975 70.3 68.3 72.3 38.9 35.9 42.2
1974 69.4 67.6 71.4 39.1 36.1 42.3
1973 68.7 66.9 70.6 41.1 38 44.5
1972 68 66.3 69.7 41 37.9 44.4
1971 67.4 65.8 69.1 42.2 39 45.7
1970 66.8 65.2 68.4 42.1 38.8 45.6
1969 66.4 64.9 67.9 42.1 38.8 45.7
1968 65.8 64.3 67.2 42.1 38.8 45.6
1967 65.6 64 67.1 41.9 38.6 45.5
1966 65.1 63.6 66.6 39.3 36.3 42.6
1965 64.8 63.3 66.2 41.4 38.1 45
1964 64.5 63 66 41.3 38 44.7
1963 64.3 62.9 65.8 41 37.7 44.4
1962 64.2 62.9 65.6 40.5 37.3 44
1961 63.9 62.6 65.1 40.2 36.9 43.8
1960 63.5 62.2 64.8 39.6 36.2 43.3
1959 62.9 61.6 64.2 39.2 35.8 42.8
1958 62.3 61.1 63.5 32.6 29.9 35.6
1957 61.6 60.4 62.8 32.2 29.5 35.1
1956 61.2 60.1 62.4 37.8 34.5 41.4
1955 60.5 59.5 61.4 37.3 34.1 40.9
1954 59.9 59 60.7 37 33.8 40.5
1953 59.1 58.3 59.9 36.6 33.4 40.1
1952 58.1 57.5 58.8 36.2 33 39.7
1951 57.8 57.2 58.4 35.9 32.7 39.4
1950 57.5 56.9 58 35.5 32.3 39.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 67.6 years in Costa Rica and 58.8 in Ethiopia. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 17.6 healthy years in Costa Rica and 13.3 in Ethiopia.

Costa Rica vs Ethiopia life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Costa Rica and Ethiopia, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
52.8 vs 43.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
82.8 vs 73.6 years

Median expected age of death:
85.3 vs 76.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Costa Rica Ethiopia
Male Female Male Female
40 98.4% 99.3% 95.9% 97.9%
50 96.1% 98.0% 90.1% 94.4%
60 91.4% 95.2% 80.1% 87.9%
65 87.4% 92.6% 72.1% 82.2%
70 82.0% 88.9% 61.4% 73.5%
75 74.6% 83.4% 47.5% 60.8%
80 61.4% 73.2% 31.3% 44.0%
85 43.8% 57.9% 16.0% 25.4%
90 24.3% 38.3% 5.4% 10.5%
95 9.1% 18.7% 0.9% 2.6%
100 1.9% 5.7% 0.1% 0.3%

Life expectancy by current age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Ethiopia
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Ethiopia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.7 102.3 102.8 101.8 101.7 101.9
99 101.9 101.4 102 100.9 100.7 101
98 101 100.6 101.2 100 99.8 100.1
97 100.2 99.8 100.4 99.1 98.9 99.2
96 99.5 98.9 99.6 98.2 98 98.3
95 98.7 98.2 98.9 97.3 97.1 97.4
94 98 97.4 98.2 96.5 96.2 96.6
93 97.2 96.6 97.5 95.7 95.4 95.8
92 96.5 95.9 96.9 94.9 94.5 95
91 95.9 95.2 96.2 94.1 93.7 94.2
90 95.2 94.5 95.6 93.3 92.9 93.5
89 94.6 93.8 95 92.5 92.1 92.7
88 94 93.2 94.4 91.7 91.3 92
87 93.4 92.6 93.9 91 90.6 91.3
86 92.8 92 93.4 90.3 89.9 90.6
85 92.3 91.4 92.9 89.6 89.2 89.9
84 91.8 90.8 92.4 88.9 88.5 89.2
83 91.3 90.3 92 88.2 87.8 88.5
82 90.8 89.8 91.5 87.6 87.1 87.9
81 90.4 89.3 91.1 87 86.5 87.3
80 89.9 88.8 90.7 86.4 85.9 86.7
79 89.5 88.4 90.4 85.8 85.3 86.2
78 89.1 88 90 85.2 84.7 85.7
77 88.7 87.6 89.7 84.7 84.1 85.2
76 88.4 87.2 89.4 84.2 83.6 84.7
75 88.1 86.9 89.2 83.7 83 84.2
74 87.9 86.6 88.9 83.2 82.5 83.8
73 87.6 86.3 88.7 82.8 82 83.4
72 87.4 86.1 88.5 82.3 81.6 83
71 87.2 85.8 88.3 81.9 81.1 82.6
70 87 85.6 88.1 81.5 80.7 82.2
69 86.8 85.4 88 81.1 80.3 81.9
68 86.6 85.2 87.8 80.8 79.8 81.6
67 86.4 84.9 87.6 80.4 79.5 81.2
66 86.2 84.7 87.5 80.1 79.1 81
65 86 84.5 87.3 79.8 78.7 80.7
64 85.8 84.3 87.2 79.4 78.4 80.4
63 85.6 84.1 87 79.2 78 80.2
62 85.5 83.9 86.9 78.9 77.7 79.9
61 85.3 83.7 86.8 78.6 77.4 79.7
60 85.2 83.5 86.6 78.4 77.1 79.5
59 85 83.4 86.5 78.1 76.9 79.3
58 84.9 83.2 86.4 77.9 76.6 79.1
57 84.8 83.1 86.3 77.7 76.3 79
56 84.6 82.9 86.2 77.5 76.1 78.8
55 84.5 82.8 86.1 77.3 75.8 78.6
54 84.4 82.6 86.1 77.1 75.6 78.5
53 84.3 82.5 86 76.9 75.4 78.3
52 84.2 82.4 85.9 76.7 75.1 78.1
51 84.1 82.3 85.8 76.5 74.9 78
50 84 82.2 85.8 76.3 74.7 77.8
49 84 82.1 85.7 76.1 74.5 77.7
48 83.9 82 85.6 76 74.3 77.6
47 83.8 81.9 85.6 75.8 74.1 77.5
46 83.7 81.8 85.5 75.7 74 77.4
45 83.7 81.7 85.5 75.5 73.8 77.2
44 83.6 81.6 85.4 75.4 73.6 77.1
43 83.5 81.5 85.4 75.3 73.4 77
42 83.4 81.5 85.3 75.1 73.3 76.9
41 83.4 81.4 85.3 75 73.1 76.8
40 83.3 81.3 85.2 74.8 72.9 76.7
39 83.3 81.2 85.2 74.7 72.8 76.6
38 83.2 81.2 85.1 74.6 72.6 76.5
37 83.1 81.1 85.1 74.5 72.5 76.4
36 83.1 81 85.1 74.3 72.3 76.3
35 83 80.9 85 74.2 72.2 76.2
34 83 80.9 85 74.1 72 76.2
33 82.9 80.8 85 74 71.9 76.1
32 82.9 80.7 84.9 73.9 71.7 76
31 82.8 80.6 84.9 73.7 71.5 75.9
30 82.8 80.6 84.9 73.6 71.4 75.8
29 82.7 80.5 84.8 73.5 71.2 75.7
28 82.7 80.4 84.8 73.4 71.1 75.6
27 82.6 80.3 84.8 73.2 70.9 75.6
26 82.6 80.3 84.8 73.1 70.8 75.5
25 82.5 80.2 84.7 73 70.6 75.4
24 82.4 80.1 84.7 72.9 70.4 75.3
23 82.4 80 84.7 72.7 70.3 75.2
22 82.3 79.9 84.7 72.6 70.1 75.2
21 82.3 79.9 84.6 72.5 69.9 75.1
20 82.2 79.8 84.6 72.4 69.8 75
19 82.2 79.7 84.6 72.2 69.6 74.9
18 82.1 79.7 84.6 72.1 69.5 74.9
17 82.1 79.6 84.6 72 69.4 74.8
16 82.1 79.6 84.5 72 69.2 74.7
15 82.1 79.5 84.5 71.9 69.1 74.7
14 82.1 79.5 84.5 71.8 69.1 74.6
13 82 79.5 84.5 71.7 69 74.6
12 82 79.5 84.5 71.7 68.9 74.5
11 82 79.5 84.5 71.6 68.8 74.5
10 82 79.5 84.5 71.5 68.7 74.5
9 82 79.5 84.5 71.5 68.6 74.4
8 82 79.5 84.5 71.4 68.5 74.4
7 82 79.4 84.5 71.3 68.3 74.3
6 82 79.4 84.4 71.1 68.2 74.2
5 82 79.4 84.4 71 68 74.1
4 81.9 79.4 84.4 70.8 67.8 74
3 81.9 79.4 84.4 70.7 67.6 73.8
2 81.9 79.4 84.4 70.5 67.4 73.7
1 81.9 79.3 84.3 70.2 67.2 73.4
0 81.4 78.8 83.9 68.1 64.9 71.6

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Costa Rica can expect to live to 82.8 years compared to 73.6 in Ethiopia, rising to 86 and 79.8 at 65, and to 89.9 and 86.4 at 80 — higher than the 81.4 and 68.1 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Costa Rica and Ethiopia.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Ethiopia
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Costa Rica Ethiopia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 3.83% 1.84% 5.6% 0.17% 0.07% 0.29%
99 5.19% 2.67% 7.45% 0.29% 0.12% 0.48%
98 6.87% 3.75% 9.68% 0.47% 0.21% 0.76%
97 8.86% 5.13% 12.3% 0.73% 0.34% 1.16%
96 11.2% 6.83% 15.2% 1.1% 0.54% 1.72%
95 13.8% 8.87% 18.5% 1.62% 0.84% 2.48%
94 16.8% 11.2% 22% 2.3% 1.27% 3.44%
93 20% 13.9% 25.8% 3.19% 1.85% 4.65%
92 23.5% 16.9% 29.7% 4.29% 2.62% 6.1%
91 27.1% 20.2% 33.7% 5.64% 3.62% 7.83%
90 30.9% 23.7% 37.8% 7.24% 4.84% 9.82%
89 34.7% 27.3% 41.9% 9.1% 6.29% 12.1%
88 38.6% 31.1% 45.9% 11.2% 7.97% 14.7%
87 42.5% 35% 49.8% 13.6% 9.87% 17.5%
86 46.3% 38.8% 53.6% 16.1% 12% 20.5%
85 50% 42.6% 57.2% 18.9% 14.3% 23.8%
84 53.5% 46.3% 60.5% 21.8% 16.8% 27.2%
83 56.8% 49.8% 63.7% 24.9% 19.4% 30.7%
82 60.1% 53.3% 66.7% 28% 22.2% 34.2%
81 63.1% 56.6% 69.5% 31.2% 25% 37.8%
80 66.1% 59.8% 72.2% 34.4% 27.9% 41.2%
79 68.8% 62.8% 74.6% 37.6% 30.9% 44.6%
78 71.4% 65.7% 76.9% 40.7% 33.8% 47.9%
77 73.7% 68.3% 78.9% 43.7% 36.7% 51%
76 75.7% 70.6% 80.7% 46.6% 39.5% 54%
75 77.5% 72.6% 82.3% 49.4% 42.3% 56.9%
74 79% 74.4% 83.6% 52.2% 45% 59.6%
73 80.4% 75.9% 84.8% 54.7% 47.6% 62.2%
72 81.6% 77.3% 85.8% 57.2% 50.1% 64.5%
71 82.7% 78.6% 86.8% 59.5% 52.5% 66.8%
70 83.7% 79.8% 87.7% 61.6% 54.7% 68.8%
69 84.7% 80.9% 88.5% 63.6% 56.9% 70.7%
68 85.6% 82% 89.3% 65.5% 58.9% 72.5%
67 86.5% 83% 90% 67.3% 60.8% 74.1%
66 87.4% 84% 90.7% 69% 62.6% 75.6%
65 88.2% 85% 91.4% 70.5% 64.3% 77%
64 88.9% 85.9% 92% 72% 66% 78.2%
63 89.6% 86.8% 92.5% 73.3% 67.5% 79.4%
62 90.3% 87.6% 93% 74.5% 68.9% 80.4%
61 90.9% 88.3% 93.5% 75.7% 70.2% 81.4%
60 91.4% 89% 93.9% 76.7% 71.4% 82.3%
59 91.9% 89.6% 94.3% 77.7% 72.5% 83.1%
58 92.4% 90.2% 94.6% 78.6% 73.6% 83.8%
57 92.8% 90.7% 95% 79.4% 74.6% 84.5%
56 93.2% 91.2% 95.3% 80.2% 75.5% 85.1%
55 93.6% 91.6% 95.5% 81% 76.4% 85.8%
54 93.9% 92.1% 95.8% 81.7% 77.3% 86.4%
53 94.2% 92.5% 96% 82.4% 78.1% 86.9%
52 94.5% 92.8% 96.2% 83.1% 78.9% 87.5%
51 94.8% 93.2% 96.4% 83.7% 79.7% 87.9%
50 95% 93.5% 96.6% 84.3% 80.4% 88.4%
49 95.3% 93.8% 96.8% 84.8% 81% 88.8%
48 95.5% 94% 97% 85.3% 81.6% 89.2%
47 95.7% 94.3% 97.1% 85.8% 82.2% 89.5%
46 95.9% 94.5% 97.3% 86.2% 82.7% 89.9%
45 96.1% 94.8% 97.4% 86.6% 83.2% 90.2%
44 96.2% 95% 97.5% 87% 83.7% 90.5%
43 96.4% 95.2% 97.7% 87.4% 84.2% 90.8%
42 96.6% 95.4% 97.8% 87.8% 84.6% 91.1%
41 96.7% 95.6% 97.9% 88.2% 85.1% 91.4%
40 96.8% 95.8% 98% 88.5% 85.5% 91.7%
39 97% 95.9% 98% 88.8% 85.9% 91.9%
38 97.1% 96.1% 98.1% 89.1% 86.3% 92.1%
37 97.2% 96.3% 98.2% 89.4% 86.7% 92.3%
36 97.3% 96.4% 98.3% 89.7% 87.1% 92.5%
35 97.4% 96.6% 98.4% 90% 87.4% 92.7%
34 97.6% 96.7% 98.4% 90.3% 87.8% 92.9%
33 97.7% 96.9% 98.5% 90.6% 88.1% 93.1%
32 97.8% 97% 98.5% 90.8% 88.5% 93.3%
31 97.9% 97.2% 98.6% 91.1% 88.8% 93.5%
30 98% 97.3% 98.6% 91.3% 89.2% 93.6%
29 98.1% 97.4% 98.7% 91.6% 89.5% 93.8%
28 98.2% 97.6% 98.7% 91.9% 89.8% 94%
27 98.3% 97.7% 98.8% 92.1% 90.2% 94.2%
26 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 92.4% 90.5% 94.3%
25 98.4% 98% 98.9% 92.6% 90.8% 94.5%
24 98.5% 98.2% 98.9% 92.8% 91.1% 94.6%
23 98.6% 98.3% 99% 93.1% 91.5% 94.8%
22 98.7% 98.4% 99% 93.3% 91.8% 94.9%
21 98.8% 98.6% 99% 93.5% 92.1% 95%
20 98.9% 98.7% 99.1% 93.8% 92.4% 95.2%
19 99% 98.8% 99.1% 94% 92.7% 95.3%
18 99% 98.9% 99.1% 94.1% 92.9% 95.4%
17 99.1% 99% 99.2% 94.3% 93.2% 95.5%
16 99.1% 99% 99.2% 94.5% 93.4% 95.6%
15 99.1% 99.1% 99.2% 94.6% 93.5% 95.7%
14 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 94.7% 93.7% 95.8%
13 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 94.8% 93.8% 95.8%
12 99.2% 99.2% 99.2% 94.9% 93.9% 95.9%
11 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 95% 94.1% 96%
10 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 95.1% 94.2% 96.1%
9 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 95.2% 94.4% 96.1%
8 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 95.4% 94.6% 96.2%
7 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 95.6% 94.8% 96.3%
6 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 95.7% 95.1% 96.4%
5 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 95.9% 95.4% 96.6%
4 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
3 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
2 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 96.7% 96.3% 97.2%
1 99.4% 99.4% 99.4% 97% 96.6% 97.5%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 91.4% of newborns in Costa Rica and 76.7% in Ethiopia are expected to live past 60, 83.7% and 61.6% past 70, 66.1% and 34.4% past 80, and only 30.9% and 7.24% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Ethiopia
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Costa Rica Ethiopia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 27.9% 33% 26.7% 41.9% 45.4% 40.9%
99 26.2% 31% 24.9% 39.9% 43.5% 38.7%
98 24.4% 28.9% 23% 38% 41.4% 36.8%
97 22.5% 26.9% 21.1% 36% 39.4% 34.7%
96 20.8% 24.9% 19.3% 33.9% 37.4% 32.6%
95 19.2% 23% 17.7% 31.8% 35.5% 30.3%
94 17.6% 21.1% 16.1% 29.8% 33.5% 28.1%
93 16.1% 19.4% 14.6% 27.7% 31.6% 25.9%
92 14.7% 17.7% 13.2% 25.8% 29.5% 23.9%
91 13.4% 16.1% 11.9% 23.9% 27.4% 22%
90 12.2% 14.7% 10.8% 22.1% 25.2% 20.3%
89 11.1% 13.4% 9.75% 20.4% 23.1% 18.8%
88 10.1% 12.2% 8.77% 18.8% 21.1% 17.4%
87 9.12% 11% 7.87% 17.3% 19.2% 16.1%
86 8.19% 9.88% 7.02% 15.9% 17.6% 14.9%
85 7.34% 8.85% 6.26% 14.6% 16.1% 13.7%
84 6.58% 7.93% 5.58% 13.4% 14.8% 12.5%
83 5.92% 7.14% 4.99% 12.3% 13.6% 11.4%
82 5.35% 6.46% 4.49% 11.2% 12.5% 10.4%
81 4.87% 5.89% 4.06% 10.2% 11.4% 9.36%
80 4.43% 5.36% 3.67% 9.28% 10.4% 8.43%
79 4% 4.85% 3.3% 8.41% 9.51% 7.59%
78 3.57% 4.33% 2.93% 7.62% 8.67% 6.83%
77 3.13% 3.8% 2.56% 6.91% 7.89% 6.16%
76 2.69% 3.27% 2.21% 6.28% 7.19% 5.56%
75 2.3% 2.78% 1.88% 5.7% 6.56% 5.03%
74 1.96% 2.37% 1.61% 5.18% 5.98% 4.54%
73 1.69% 2.04% 1.39% 4.71% 5.45% 4.1%
72 1.49% 1.79% 1.22% 4.27% 4.97% 3.7%
71 1.34% 1.62% 1.1% 3.87% 4.52% 3.33%
70 1.23% 1.49% 1.01% 3.5% 4.12% 2.99%
69 1.16% 1.4% 0.94% 3.17% 3.76% 2.68%
68 1.09% 1.33% 0.88% 2.88% 3.44% 2.42%
67 1.03% 1.27% 0.82% 2.63% 3.15% 2.18%
66 0.97% 1.2% 0.76% 2.4% 2.9% 1.98%
65 0.91% 1.13% 0.71% 2.2% 2.68% 1.79%
64 0.84% 1.06% 0.65% 2.01% 2.46% 1.62%
63 0.78% 0.98% 0.6% 1.83% 2.25% 1.46%
62 0.71% 0.9% 0.54% 1.66% 2.05% 1.31%
61 0.65% 0.83% 0.5% 1.5% 1.87% 1.18%
60 0.6% 0.76% 0.45% 1.35% 1.69% 1.06%
59 0.55% 0.69% 0.41% 1.23% 1.54% 0.95%
58 0.5% 0.63% 0.38% 1.13% 1.42% 0.87%
57 0.46% 0.58% 0.34% 1.05% 1.33% 0.81%
56 0.42% 0.54% 0.31% 0.99% 1.25% 0.76%
55 0.39% 0.5% 0.29% 0.95% 1.19% 0.73%
54 0.36% 0.46% 0.26% 0.9% 1.14% 0.69%
53 0.33% 0.43% 0.24% 0.86% 1.08% 0.65%
52 0.31% 0.4% 0.22% 0.8% 1.01% 0.61%
51 0.28% 0.37% 0.21% 0.74% 0.94% 0.56%
50 0.26% 0.34% 0.2% 0.68% 0.86% 0.51%
49 0.25% 0.31% 0.18% 0.62% 0.79% 0.46%
48 0.23% 0.29% 0.17% 0.57% 0.73% 0.42%
47 0.21% 0.27% 0.16% 0.54% 0.68% 0.4%
46 0.2% 0.25% 0.15% 0.51% 0.64% 0.38%
45 0.19% 0.24% 0.14% 0.49% 0.61% 0.36%
44 0.18% 0.23% 0.13% 0.47% 0.59% 0.35%
43 0.17% 0.22% 0.12% 0.45% 0.57% 0.34%
42 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.44% 0.55% 0.33%
41 0.15% 0.2% 0.1% 0.41% 0.52% 0.31%
40 0.14% 0.19% 0.1% 0.39% 0.5% 0.28%
39 0.14% 0.18% 0.09% 0.37% 0.48% 0.26%
38 0.13% 0.17% 0.09% 0.35% 0.45% 0.24%
37 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.33% 0.44% 0.23%
36 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.32% 0.42% 0.21%
35 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.31% 0.41% 0.21%
34 0.11% 0.16% 0.07% 0.3% 0.41% 0.2%
33 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2%
32 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.3% 0.39% 0.2%
31 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.29% 0.39% 0.19%
30 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.29% 0.38% 0.19%
29 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.28% 0.37% 0.19%
28 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.27% 0.37% 0.18%
27 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.27% 0.36% 0.18%
26 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.27% 0.36% 0.17%
25 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.26% 0.36% 0.17%
24 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.26% 0.36% 0.16%
23 0.09% 0.15% 0.04% 0.26% 0.36% 0.15%
22 0.09% 0.14% 0.04% 0.25% 0.35% 0.15%
21 0.09% 0.14% 0.04% 0.24% 0.34% 0.14%
20 0.08% 0.13% 0.03% 0.23% 0.33% 0.14%
19 0.07% 0.11% 0.03% 0.22% 0.3% 0.13%
18 0.06% 0.1% 0.03% 0.2% 0.27% 0.12%
17 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.17% 0.24% 0.11%
16 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.15% 0.21% 0.1%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.13% 0.18% 0.09%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.12% 0.16% 0.08%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.11% 0.15% 0.08%
12 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.11% 0.14% 0.07%
11 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.11% 0.15% 0.07%
10 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.12% 0.16% 0.07%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.13% 0.18% 0.08%
8 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.15% 0.21% 0.09%
7 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.17% 0.24% 0.1%
6 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.19% 0.27% 0.12%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.22% 0.29% 0.14%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.24% 0.3% 0.17%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.26% 0.31% 0.21%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.28% 0.31% 0.25%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.32% 0.32% 0.31%
0 0.6% 0.64% 0.56% 2.99% 3.43% 2.53%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/costa-rica/ethiopia | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Costa Rica compared to Ethiopia, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.6% in the birth year in Costa Rica and 2.99% in Ethiopia, 0.1% vs 0.29% at age 30, 0.6% vs 1.35% at 60, and 4.43% vs 9.28% at 80.

Death rate by age in Costa Rica vs Ethiopia

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Ethiopia
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Costa Rica Ethiopia
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 1,032 496 1,519 0 0 12.1
99 1,363 827 1,859 115.4 52.4 185.6
98 1,673 1,086 2,226 177.1 85.3 279
97 1,999 1,379 2,592 262.3 133.8 404
96 2,329 1,699 2,942 374 203 562
95 2,654 2,037 3,264 515 298.3 751
94 2,958 2,378 3,542 686 425 967
93 3,224 2,702 3,760 884 584 1,204
92 3,445 2,994 3,916 1,107 775 1,457
91 3,624 3,253 4,018 1,348 991 1,723
90 3,768 3,484 4,077 1,601 1,220 1,998
89 3,864 3,667 4,081 1,857 1,453 2,277
88 3,900 3,790 4,028 2,108 1,681 2,553
87 3,875 3,847 3,920 2,348 1,899 2,816
86 3,792 3,836 3,764 2,570 2,107 3,052
85 3,666 3,768 3,576 2,767 2,302 3,251
84 3,518 3,668 3,377 2,933 2,481 3,403
83 3,364 3,555 3,181 3,062 2,638 3,500
82 3,216 3,442 2,997 3,148 2,765 3,542
81 3,073 3,330 2,823 3,191 2,859 3,532
80 2,923 3,205 2,649 3,193 2,915 3,476
79 2,753 3,050 2,463 3,160 2,937 3,386
78 2,545 2,845 2,253 3,100 2,929 3,272
77 2,302 2,591 2,021 3,021 2,896 3,143
76 2,038 2,307 1,781 2,927 2,844 3,005
75 1,779 2,019 1,550 2,820 2,775 2,860
74 1,549 1,761 1,347 2,704 2,692 2,709
73 1,360 1,549 1,181 2,577 2,595 2,551
72 1,214 1,386 1,051 2,441 2,488 2,387
71 1,108 1,269 954 2,300 2,372 2,220
70 1,033 1,190 883 2,158 2,253 2,056
69 978 1,135 829 2,020 2,135 1,898
68 935 1,093 783 1,890 2,023 1,752
67 894 1,055 739 1,770 1,917 1,617
66 850 1,012 694 1,658 1,818 1,494
65 802 963 646 1,552 1,721 1,379
64 751 909 598 1,447 1,623 1,269
63 698 850 551 1,342 1,521 1,161
62 645 789 506 1,237 1,416 1,057
61 594 729 464 1,134 1,310 959
60 546 672 425 1,040 1,210 870
59 501 619 389 956 1,120 793
58 461 572 356 889 1,046 732
57 425 530 326 836 989 685
56 393 492 298.6 798 945 651
55 364 459 273.7 767 911 624
54 337 428 251.6 738 878 598
53 313 398 232.4 706 842 568
52 290.7 369 215.9 667 799 533
51 270 341 201.6 622 748 492
50 251 315 188.9 575 694 450
49 233.5 291.4 177.1 529 641 411
48 217.8 270.9 165.7 490 595 379
47 203.9 253.7 154.6 459 558 355
46 191.6 239.5 143.8 437 529 338
45 180.8 227.7 133.7 421 509 328
44 171.1 217.3 124.3 409 493 319
43 162.2 207.8 115.8 397 478 309
42 154 198.5 108.4 382 463 296.4
41 146.2 189.4 101.9 365 445 279.5
40 139.1 180.5 96.3 346 427 260.1
39 132.5 172.4 91.2 327 408 240.3
38 126.6 165.4 86.3 310 392 222.5
37 121.3 159.9 81.1 296.2 378 208.2
36 116.5 155.8 75.6 286 369 197.8
35 112.3 152.9 70 279.1 362 190.9
34 108.7 150.8 64.8 274.5 357 186.7
33 105.7 149.3 60.3 271.2 353 184.1
32 103.2 147.9 56.7 268 349 182.3
31 101.1 146.4 53.9 264.5 344 180.3
30 99.4 144.9 51.9 260.5 338 177.8
29 97.9 143.5 50.3 256.3 333 174.6
28 96.7 142.4 48.9 252.2 329 170.7
27 95.7 141.9 47.3 248.7 327 166.3
26 94.9 141.9 45.7 245.9 326 161.4
25 94.4 142.4 44.1 243.7 327 156.3
24 93.8 142.8 42.3 241.8 328 151.3
23 92.6 142.6 40.2 239.3 328 146.3
22 90.3 140.7 37.7 235.4 325 141.3
21 86.4 135.6 34.9 228.6 317 135.9
20 80.4 126.5 32.2 218.1 302 129.8
19 72 112.5 29.7 203.3 279.9 122.6
18 61.7 94.6 27.4 185.1 252.5 114.2
17 50.6 75 25 164.9 222.1 104.6
16 39.9 56.5 22.6 145 192.7 94.8
15 31.1 41.5 20.2 127.4 167 85.5
14 24.4 30.4 18.2 113.8 148 77.7
13 19.7 22.9 16.3 105.3 136.8 72
12 16.4 18.2 14.6 102.1 133.8 68.6
11 14.2 15.3 13 104.6 139.3 67.9
10 12.8 13.8 11.7 112.4 152.8 69.9
9 12 13.2 10.8 125.6 173.7 74.9
8 11.9 13.3 10.4 143.3 200.3 83.1
7 12.4 14.1 10.6 163.8 228.9 95.1
6 13.6 15.5 11.7 185.5 255.5 111.6
5 15.7 17.5 13.8 206.9 276.4 133.6
4 18.6 20 17.1 228.1 290.4 162.4
3 22.5 23.1 21.9 250.3 298.6 199.4
2 27.8 26.8 28.7 275.5 303 246.5
1 34.7 31.3 38.3 306 306 306
0 602 639 565 2,993 3,429 2,534

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/costa-rica/ethiopia | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Costa Rica, the most common age of death is 88, compared to 80 in Ethiopia. The median age of death is 85 in Costa Rica and 74.8 in Ethiopia, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Costa Rica and Ethiopia more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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