Life expectancy for males rose 0.251% to 79.0 years in Costa Rica in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for males in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 79.0 years in 2024 and an all time low of 56.0 years in 1955. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, life expectancy for males in Guatemala amounted to 70.2 years, 73.3 years in Honduras, 73.6 years in Nicaragua and 76.1 years in Panama in 2024.
Costa Rica has been ranked 24th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for males, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Male) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Belize | years | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | years | 86.9 | 87.0 | 87.1 | 87.2 | 87.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | years | 88.8 | 88.9 | 89.0 | 89.1 | 89.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | years | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | years | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | years | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 82.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | years | 84.7 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 85.1 | 85.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | years | 83.9 | 84.1 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | years | 87.7 | 87.9 | 88.0 | 88.1 | 88.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 87.1 | 87.2 | 87.3 | 87.4 | 87.6 |
Helgi Library 
