Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV was 1,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Costa Rica stood at 1,100. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Costa Rica peaked at 1,100 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 67th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 560 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 620 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 670 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 720 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 760 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 800 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 840 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 880 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 910 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 930 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 960 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 980 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 686 | 500 | 880 | 10 |
| 2010s | 998 | 910 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.1629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Costa Rica?
- Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Costa Rica was 1,100 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,100 in 2018.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.