Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test was 309 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
309
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
68th
of 86 countries
All-time high
398
in 2022
All-time low
2
in 2016
Years of data
9
2015–2024
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Costa Rica, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Costa Rica stood at 309.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 10,200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Costa Rica peaked at 398 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2016.
That places Costa Rica 68th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | — |
| 2016 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 44 | +1366.7% |
| 2020 | 93 | +111.4% |
| 2021 | 128 | +37.6% |
| 2022 | 398 | +210.9% |
| 2023 | 350 | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 309 | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13 | 2 | 44 | 4 |
| 2020s | 255.6 | 93 | 398 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Costa Rica?
- Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test in Costa Rica was 309 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 398 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test (RDT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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