Number of new HIV infections in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of new HIV infections was 1,300 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of new HIV infections in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,300 for number of new hiv infections in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Costa Rica peaked at 1,300 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 500, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 67th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 500 | — |
| 2001 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 580 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 640 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 690 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 750 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 800 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 850 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 900 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 940 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 980 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 718 | 500 | 940 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,098 | 980 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,233 | 1,200 | 1,300 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 66 Paraguay 1,400 compare
- 67 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,300 compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 1,300 compare
- 70 Yemen 1,200 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)
- 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Costa Rica?
- Number of new hiv infections in Costa Rica was 1,300 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,300 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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