Children living with hiv in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Children living with hiv was 200 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
200
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 88 countries
All-time high
200
in 2008
All-time low
100
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Costa Rica is 200, 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 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 100, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 200 is above the median for high income countries, which is 200, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 200 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 665, 30% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- 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 children living with hiv in Costa Rica?
- Children living with hiv in Costa Rica was 200 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 200 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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