Costa Rica vs Cuba: Children newly infected with HIV
Costa Rica
20.67 infections
in 2024
Cuba
16.71 infections
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
Cuba rank
79th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.67 infections against 16.71 infections in Cuba, a difference of 3.96 infections.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Cuba ranks 79th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 infections | 6.32 infections | 5.67 infections | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 17.12 infections | 24.07 infections | 6.95 infections | Cuba |
| 2010s | 18.1 infections | 25.7 infections | 7.59 infections | Cuba |
| 2020s | 14.33 infections | 12.37 infections | 1.96 infections | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Costa Rica, at 20.67 infections against 16.71 infections in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 3.96 infections, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Cuba ranks 79th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.