Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24
Costa Rica
0.54 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
in 2024
Jamaica
0.56 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Jamaica rank
30th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.56 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 against 0.54 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 30th of 137 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.104 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2.22 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.289 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 1.38 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 1.09 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.481 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 0.707 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 0.226 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.534 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 0.602 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 0.068 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-24, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.56 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 against 0.54 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-24 between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.02 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-24?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 30th of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.