Health in Cartago, Costa Rica: official figures
Mothers living in Cartago gave birth to 4,655 babies in 2024, a birth rate of 8.7 per 1,000 residents, 3rd lowest of 7 (national 8.9). The 2023 figure in INEC's anuario was 4,862 births.
What is the death rate in Cartago?
3,155 residents of Cartago died in 2024, a crude death rate of 5.9 per 1,000 residents, 3rd highest of 7 (national 5.8).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Cartago?
50 infants under one year died in 2024 among mothers resident in Cartago, an infant mortality rate of 10.7 per 1,000 births (3rd highest of 7); the national rate was 10.2 and the 2023 provincial rate in INEC's anuario was 10.9.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many fetal deaths are there in Cartago?
INEC recorded 27 fetal deaths to mothers resident in Cartago in 2024, 5.8 per 1,000 births, 2nd lowest of 7 (national 6.2).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow common are teenage births in Cartago?
9.1% of the babies born to mothers living in Cartago in 2024 had a mother under 20 (424 of 4,655 births), 4th highest of 7; nationally the share was 8.8%.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyWho attends births in Cartago?
15.7% of births to mothers resident in Cartago in 2024 were attended by a gynaecologist-obstetrician, 2nd lowest of 7; the national share was 24.0%. Most other births were attended by a physician or nurse.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow Cartago compares with other provinces
Birth rate (2024)
Cartago ranks 5 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 |
Death rate (2024)
Cartago ranks 3 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 |
Infant mortality (2024)
Cartago ranks 3 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 |
Fetal deaths (2024)
Cartago ranks 6 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 |
Births to mothers under 20 (2024)
Cartago ranks 4 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% |
Births attended by a gynaecologist-obstetrician (2024)
Cartago ranks 6 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% |
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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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