Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children was 26 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
26
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
76th
of 89 countries
All-time high
69
in 2023
All-time low
10
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children in Costa Rica is 26, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children in Costa Rica peaked at 69 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 76th out of 89 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | +90.0% |
| 2002 | 27 | +42.1% |
| 2003 | 34 | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 40 | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 46 | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 51 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 59 | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 55 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 59 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 55 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 52 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 49 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 26 | -45.8% |
| 2019 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 69 | +213.6% |
| 2024 | 29 | -58.0% |
| 2025 | 26 | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40 | 10 | 59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2 | 26 | 55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33 | 22 | 69 | 6 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 240 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children in Costa Rica?
- Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children in Costa Rica was 26 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2023.
- What is the lowest estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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