New HIV infections in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: New HIV infections was 1,149 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
New HIV infections in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new hiv infections in Costa Rica is 1,149 infections, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Costa Rica peaked at 1,149 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 277.85 infections, in 1994.
Costa Rica ranks 75th 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.
New HIV infections in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 289.43 infections | — |
| 1991 | 291.28 infections | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 285.88 infections | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 279.31 infections | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 277.85 infections | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 286.37 infections | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 306.49 infections | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 338.56 infections | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 380.96 infections | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 430.77 infections | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 485 infections | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 540.97 infections | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 596.7 infections | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 651.8 infections | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 704.67 infections | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 755.2 infections | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 801.18 infections | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 844.9 infections | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 885.3 infections | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 920.98 infections | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 952.33 infections | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 983.17 infections | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,006 infections | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1,030 infections | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,049 infections | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,058 infections | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,074 infections | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,085 infections | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,095 infections | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,103 infections | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,114 infections | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,117 infections | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,136 infections | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,132 infections | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,149 infections | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 316.69 infections | 277.85 infections | 430.77 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 718.67 infections | 485 infections | 920.98 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,044 infections | 952.33 infections | 1,103 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,130 infections | 1,114 infections | 1,149 infections | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.1629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Costa Rica?
- New hiv infections in Costa Rica was 1,149 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,149 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 277.85 infections in 1994.
- How does Costa Rica rank for new hiv infections?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.