Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Children newly infected with HIV
Costa Rica
20.67 infections
in 2024
El Salvador
27.01 infections
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
El Salvador rank
74th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 27.01 infections against 20.67 infections in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.34 infections.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and El Salvador ranks 74th of 86 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 infections | 89.67 infections | 77.67 infections | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 17.12 infections | 87.06 infections | 69.94 infections | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.1 infections | 33.83 infections | 15.73 infections | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 14.33 infections | 22.03 infections | 7.7 infections | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 27.01 infections against 20.67 infections in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 6.34 infections, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and El Salvador ranks 74th 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.