Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 62 for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Costa Rica peaked at 62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 100th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 35 | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 41 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 53 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 59 | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 61 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 62 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 62 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.5, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +45.8% | 24 | 35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5 | 10 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2 | 35 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2 | 52 | 62 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Costa Rica?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Costa Rica was 62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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