Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV was 41 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Costa Rica, 2013–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 41 for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Costa Rica peaked at 100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 76th out of 87 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 48 | — |
| 2014 | 56 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 94 | +67.9% |
| 2016 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 44 | -56.0% |
| 2023 | 86 | +95.5% |
| 2024 | 42 | -51.2% |
| 2025 | 41 | -2.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 41 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81, 51% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.5, 57% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.57 | 48 | 100 | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.67 | 41 | 100 | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Costa Rica?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Costa Rica was 41 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2017.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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