What share of mothers are single in Alajuela?

43.8% of babies born in 2024 to mothers resident in Alajuela had a single (unmarried, not in a union) mother, 3rd lowest of 7 (national 47.1%).

Health in Alajuela, Costa Rica: official figures

Mothers living in Alajuela gave birth to 10,104 babies in 2024, a birth rate of 9.5 per 1,000 residents, 4th highest of 7 (national 8.9). The 2023 figure in INEC's anuario was 11,175 births.

Infant mortality per 1,000 births

8.9

2024

What is the death rate in Alajuela?

5,888 residents of Alajuela died in 2024, a crude death rate of 5.5 per 1,000 residents, 3rd lowest of 7 (national 5.8).

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

What is the infant mortality rate in Alajuela?

90 infants under one year died in 2024 among mothers resident in Alajuela, an infant mortality rate of 8.9 per 1,000 births (2nd lowest of 7); the national rate was 10.2 and the 2023 provincial rate in INEC's anuario was 8.1.

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

How many fetal deaths are there in Alajuela?

INEC recorded 61 fetal deaths to mothers resident in Alajuela in 2024, 6.0 per 1,000 births, 3rd lowest of 7 (national 6.2).

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

How common are teenage births in Alajuela?

8.7% of the babies born to mothers living in Alajuela in 2024 had a mother under 20 (881 of 10,104 births), 3rd lowest of 7; nationally the share was 8.8%.

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

Who attends births in Alajuela?

24.4% of births to mothers resident in Alajuela in 2024 were attended by a gynaecologist-obstetrician, 3rd highest of 7; the national share was 24.0%. Most other births were attended by a physician or nurse.

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

How Alajuela compares with other provinces

Birth rate (2024)

Alajuela ranks 4 of 7, highest first. Births per 1,000 residents

Rank	Region	Birth rate
1	Limon	10.8
2	Puntarenas	10.2
3	Guanacaste	10.1
4	Alajuela	9.5
5	Cartago	8.7
6	San Jose	7.7
7	Heredia	7.6

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

Death rate (2024)

Alajuela ranks 5 of 7, highest first. Deaths per 1,000 residents

Rank	Region	Death rate
1	Guanacaste	6.4
2	San Jose	6.2
3	Cartago	5.9
4	Puntarenas	5.9
5	Alajuela	5.5
6	Heredia	5.4
7	Limon	5.3

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

Infant mortality (2024)

Alajuela ranks 6 of 7, highest first. Deaths under one year per 1,000 births

Rank	Region	Infant mortality
1	Guanacaste	11.9
2	San Jose	10.9
3	Cartago	10.7
4	Puntarenas	10.6
5	Limon	10.4
6	Alajuela	8.9
7	Heredia	8.5

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

Fetal deaths (2024)

Alajuela ranks 5 of 7, highest first. Fetal deaths per 1,000 births

Rank	Region	Fetal deaths
1	Limon	7.3
2	Heredia	6.8
3	Puntarenas	6.5
4	San Jose	6.2
5	Alajuela	6.0
6	Cartago	5.8
7	Guanacaste	4.8

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

Births to mothers under 20 (2024)

Alajuela ranks 5 of 7, highest first. Share of births

Rank	Region	Births to mothers under 20
1	Limon	11.6%
2	Puntarenas	11.5%
3	Guanacaste	9.7%
4	Cartago	9.1%
5	Alajuela	8.7%
6	San Jose	7.2%
7	Heredia	6.6%

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

Births attended by a gynaecologist-obstetrician (2024)

Alajuela ranks 3 of 7, highest first. Share of births

Rank	Region	Births attended by a gynaecologist-obstetrician
1	Heredia	58.9%
2	San Jose	24.9%
3	Alajuela	24.4%
4	Guanacaste	19.6%
5	Puntarenas	17.7%
6	Cartago	15.7%
7	Limon	9.5%

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

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Sources

INEC Costa Rica: Estadisticas vitales 2024: population, births, deaths and marriages (tables 3.1 to 3.64, by province), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1577bf56feca…)

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