Incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Incidence of hiv by age was 0.4136 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Incidence of hiv by age in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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