Transboundary Diagnosis Analysis - Tables
Social Indicators for the Costa Rican Segment of the Basin

Illiteracy

San Carlos

Guatuso

Upala

Los Chiles

Sarapiqui

La Cruz

Pococí

Promedio

Illiteracy

10.20

16.00

18.30

19.40

12.80

20.00

10.90

15.37

Birth rate

32.85

43.32

27.20

27.10

18.91

32.09

35.32

31.26

Mortality (general)

3.62

2.86

2.74

2.18

1.45

3.41

3.49

3.33

Infant mortality

12.75

8.61

17.8

22.18

11.00

18.52

10.51

14.48

Neonatal mortality

8.93

11.56

4.01

n.a.

9.32

8.77

9.02

8.60

Unemployment

4.70

5.00

5.70

4.10

4.50

7.70

8.70

5.77

Population density

30.91

12.56

25.00

17.00

12.89

9.92

29.73

19.71

Relative growth

55.50

52.10

43.40

27.20

48.30

63.40

43.00

47.55

Primary sector

56.80

79.90

81.60

81.50

76.60

68.20

64.30

72.70

Rural population

81.27

89.27

93.60

85.05

96.82

79.17

83.94

85.60

Water supply – pipe

-borne,*

river, rain

83.00

14.10

3.00

63.00

34.00

3.00

56.00

41.10

3.00

44.00

53.40

2.00

48.00

51.00

1.00

70.00

10.10

20.00

77.00

16.30

6.00

71.00

25.00

4.00

Sewerage,
septic tanks, latrines,** bush

72.00
28.00
0.30

38.40
61.00
0.40

27.20
73.00
0.20

28.70
68.00
3.00

59.00
41.00
0.00

31.00
67.00
2.00

78.00
22.00
0.10

61.00
38.5
0.5

Housing per capita

4.9

5.3

6.4

8.13.

4.8

5.5

5.4

5.80

Source: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Costa Rican Water and Sewerage Institute
* 15% are in poor condition
** 19% are in poor condition

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