Death rate from HIV/AIDS in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Death rate from HIV/AIDS was 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from HIV/AIDS in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from hiv/aids in Costa Rica stood at 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hiv/aids in Costa Rica peaked at 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
Costa Rica ranks 81st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from HIV/AIDS in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hiv/aids in Costa Rica?
- Death rate from hiv/aids in Costa Rica was 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hiv/aids recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hiv/aids recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for death rate from hiv/aids?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hiv/aids rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in both sexes, per 100,000 people.