Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 62.0% for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy 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, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica peaked at 62.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, 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.
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 10.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 35.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 52.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.5012 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0391 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.4942 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica?
- Share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy 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 UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral therapy is a combination of several antiretroviral medicines, used to slow the rate at which HIV multiplies inside the body.