What share of mothers are single in Heredia?

55.2% of babies born in 2024 to mothers resident in Heredia had a single (unmarried, not in a union) mother, 2nd highest of 7 (national 47.1%).

Health in Heredia, Costa Rica: official figures

Mothers living in Heredia gave birth to 4,118 babies in 2024, a birth rate of 7.6 per 1,000 residents, the lowest of 7 (national 8.9). The 2023 figure in INEC's anuario was 4,422 births.

Infant mortality per 1,000 births

8.5

2024

What is the death rate in Heredia?

2,926 residents of Heredia died in 2024, a crude death rate of 5.4 per 1,000 residents, 2nd lowest of 7 (national 5.8).

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

What is the infant mortality rate in Heredia?

35 infants under one year died in 2024 among mothers resident in Heredia, an infant mortality rate of 8.5 per 1,000 births (the lowest of 7); the national rate was 10.2 and the 2023 provincial rate in INEC's anuario was 10.6.

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

How many fetal deaths are there in Heredia?

INEC recorded 28 fetal deaths to mothers resident in Heredia in 2024, 6.8 per 1,000 births, 2nd highest of 7 (national 6.2).

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

How common are teenage births in Heredia?

6.6% of the babies born to mothers living in Heredia in 2024 had a mother under 20 (273 of 4,118 births), the lowest of 7; nationally the share was 8.8%.

Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copy

Who attends births in Heredia?

58.9% of births to mothers resident in Heredia in 2024 were attended by a gynaecologist-obstetrician, the 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 Heredia compares with other provinces

Birth rate (2024)

Heredia ranks 7 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)

Heredia ranks 6 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)

Heredia ranks 7 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)

Heredia ranks 2 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)

Heredia ranks 7 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)

Heredia ranks 1 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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