Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex was 0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop
in 2024
All-time low
0.1234 per 1000 uninfected pop
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000 uninfected pop.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1234 per 1000 uninfected pop, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 48th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | per 1000 uninfected pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1234 per 1000 uninfected pop | — |
| 2001 | 0.1352 per 1000 uninfected pop | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1467 per 1000 uninfected pop | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1579 per 1000 uninfected pop | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1682 per 1000 uninfected pop | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1777 per 1000 uninfected pop | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.186 per 1000 uninfected pop | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1936 per 1000 uninfected pop | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2001 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2055 per 1000 uninfected pop | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2099 per 1000 uninfected pop | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2143 per 1000 uninfected pop | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2168 per 1000 uninfected pop | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2195 per 1000 uninfected pop | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2213 per 1000 uninfected pop | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.221 per 1000 uninfected pop | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2219 per 1000 uninfected pop | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2223 per 1000 uninfected pop | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2224 per 1000 uninfected pop | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2222 per 1000 uninfected pop | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2229 per 1000 uninfected pop | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2223 per 1000 uninfected pop | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2252 per 1000 uninfected pop | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2235 per 1000 uninfected pop | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop | +1.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.044 per 1000 uninfected pop, 5.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2024 per 1000 uninfected pop, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1694 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.1234 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.2055 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2192 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.2099 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.2224 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.224 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.2223 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 45 Colombia 0.2417 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 46 Republic of Moldova 0.2417 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 46 Moldova 0.2417 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 49 Chad 0.2119 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 50 Nigeria 0.2087 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 51 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2077 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
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 number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Costa Rica?
- Number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Costa Rica was 0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2259 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1234 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex and age (per 1,000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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