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Children living with HIV in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Children living with HIV was 200 0-14 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
200 0-14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 88 countries
All-time high
200 0-14
in 2008
All-time low
100 0-14
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Children living with HIV in Costa Rica, 1990–2024

0501001502001990200720241990: 100 0-141991: 100 0-141992: 100 0-141993: 100 0-141994: 100 0-141995: 100 0-141996: 100 0-141997: 100 0-141998: 100 0-141999: 100 0-142000: 100 0-142001: 100 0-142002: 100 0-142003: 100 0-142004: 100 0-142005: 100 0-142006: 100 0-142007: 100 0-142008: 200 0-142009: 200 0-142010: 200 0-142011: 200 0-142012: 200 0-142013: 200 0-142014: 200 0-142015: 200 0-142016: 200 0-142017: 200 0-142018: 200 0-142019: 200 0-142020: 200 0-142021: 200 0-142022: 200 0-142023: 200 0-142024: 200 0-14

Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 0-14.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Costa Rica is 200 0-14, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Costa Rica peaked at 200 0-14 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 100 0-14, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 77th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Children living with HIV in Costa Rica, year by year

Year 0-14 Change
1990 100 0-14 —
1991 100 0-14 +0.0%
1992 100 0-14 +0.0%
1993 100 0-14 +0.0%
1994 100 0-14 +0.0%
1995 100 0-14 +0.0%
1996 100 0-14 +0.0%
1997 100 0-14 +0.0%
1998 100 0-14 +0.0%
1999 100 0-14 +0.0%
2000 100 0-14 +0.0%
2001 100 0-14 +0.0%
2002 100 0-14 +0.0%
2003 100 0-14 +0.0%
2004 100 0-14 +0.0%
2005 100 0-14 +0.0%
2006 100 0-14 +0.0%
2007 100 0-14 +0.0%
2008 200 0-14 +100.0%
2009 200 0-14 +0.0%
2010 200 0-14 +0.0%
2011 200 0-14 +0.0%
2012 200 0-14 +0.0%
2013 200 0-14 +0.0%
2014 200 0-14 +0.0%
2015 200 0-14 +0.0%
2016 200 0-14 +0.0%
2017 200 0-14 +0.0%
2018 200 0-14 +0.0%
2019 200 0-14 +0.0%
2020 200 0-14 +0.0%
2021 200 0-14 +0.0%
2022 200 0-14 +0.0%
2023 200 0-14 +0.0%
2024 200 0-14 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 100 0-14 100 0-14 100 0-14 10
2000s 120 0-14 100 0-14 200 0-14 10
2010s 200 0-14 200 0-14 200 0-14 10
2020s 200 0-14 200 0-14 200 0-14 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 77 Cuba 200 0-14 compare
  2. 77 Fiji 200 0-14 compare
  3. 77 Libya 200 0-14 compare
  4. 77 Netherlands 200 0-14 compare
  5. 77 Romania 200 0-14 compare
  6. 77 Suriname 200 0-14 compare
  7. 77 Tunisia 200 0-14 compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children living with hiv in Costa Rica?
Children living with hiv in Costa Rica was 200 0-14 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 200 0-14 in 2008.
What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 100 0-14 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for children living with hiv?
Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Children living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children living with HIV
Unit
0-14
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
88 places, 3,079 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of children aged 0-14 infected with HIV.