Brazil vs Costa Rica: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49

Brazil
0.47 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.41 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Brazil rank
43rd
Costa Rica rank
45th

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
0.10.20.30.40.50.6199020072024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.47 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.41 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 146 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.399 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.161 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.238 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Brazil
2000s 0.303 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.296 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.007 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Brazil
2010s 0.565 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.391 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.174 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Brazil
2020s 0.524 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.41 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.114 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Brazil, at 0.47 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.41 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-49 between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.06 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49?
Brazil ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,773 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.