Incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Incidence of hiv by age was 0.4136 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4136
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
46th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.4136
in 2024
All-time low
0.1424
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica, 1990–2024

0.10.20.30.41990200720241990: 0.1671991: 0.1631992: 0.1551993: 0.1471994: 0.1421995: 0.1431996: 0.1491997: 0.1611998: 0.1771999: 0.1952000: 0.2162001: 0.2362002: 0.2562003: 0.2752004: 0.2922005: 0.3092006: 0.3232007: 0.3362008: 0.3472009: 0.3582010: 0.3662011: 0.3742012: 0.3812013: 0.3862014: 0.3912015: 0.3952016: 0.3992017: 0.4022018: 0.4052019: 0.4072020: 0.4092021: 0.412022: 0.4122023: 0.4132024: 0.414

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica is 0.4136, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4136 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1424, in 1994.

Costa Rica ranks 46th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.1666 —
1991 0.1631 -2.1%
1992 0.1554 -4.7%
1993 0.1473 -5.2%
1994 0.1424 -3.4%
1995 0.1428 +0.3%
1996 0.149 +4.4%
1997 0.1607 +7.8%
1998 0.1767 +9.9%
1999 0.1954 +10.6%
2000 0.2155 +10.3%
2001 0.236 +9.5%
2002 0.256 +8.5%
2003 0.2749 +7.4%
2004 0.2925 +6.4%
2005 0.3086 +5.5%
2006 0.3231 +4.7%
2007 0.336 +4.0%
2008 0.3475 +3.4%
2009 0.3575 +2.9%
2010 0.3664 +2.5%
2011 0.374 +2.1%
2012 0.3807 +1.8%
2013 0.3863 +1.5%
2014 0.3911 +1.3%
2015 0.3952 +1.0%
2016 0.3987 +0.9%
2017 0.402 +0.8%
2018 0.4047 +0.7%
2019 0.4069 +0.5%
2020 0.4087 +0.5%
2021 0.4105 +0.4%
2022 0.4116 +0.3%
2023 0.4126 +0.2%
2024 0.4136 +0.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.4136 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0838, 4.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.4136 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3755, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1599 0.1424 0.1954 10
2000s 0.2948 0.2155 0.3575 10
2010s 0.3906 0.3664 0.4069 10
2020s 0.4114 0.4087 0.4136 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 43 Brazil 0.4674 compare
  2. 44 Colombia 0.4166 compare
  3. 45 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4138 compare
  4. 47 Armenia 0.3815 compare
  5. 48 Sierra Leone 0.3766 compare
  6. 49 Chile 0.3755 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica?
Incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica was 0.4136 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4136 in 2024.
What is the lowest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1424 in 1994.
How does Costa Rica rank for incidence of hiv by age?
Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of hiv by age rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Incidence of hiv by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of hiv by age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
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