Number of new HIV infections in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of new HIV infections was 1,100 Cases in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of new HIV infections in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Cases.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,100 Cases for number of new hiv infections in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Costa Rica peaked at 1,100 Cases in 2015 and was at its lowest, 500 Cases, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 74th out of 142 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 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 500 Cases | — |
| 2001 | 540 Cases | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 600 Cases | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 650 Cases | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 700 Cases | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 760 Cases | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 800 Cases | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 840 Cases | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 890 Cases | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 920 Cases | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 950 Cases | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 980 Cases | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,000 Cases | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,000 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,000 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,100 Cases | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1,100 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,100 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,100 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,100 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,100 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,100 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,100 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,100 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,100 Cases | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 720 Cases | 500 Cases | 920 Cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,043 Cases | 950 Cases | 1,100 Cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,100 Cases | 1,100 Cases | 1,100 Cases | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Costa Rica?
- Number of new hiv infections in Costa Rica was 1,100 Cases in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,100 Cases in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 Cases in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated annual number of new HIV infections each year.