Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 35 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Costa Rica, 2013–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Costa Rica is 35, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Costa Rica peaked at 118 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 85th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 38 | — |
| 2014 | 47 | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 82 | +74.5% |
| 2016 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 96 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 118 | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 73 | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 86 | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 36 | -58.1% |
| 2023 | 72 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 36 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | -2.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 35 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 35 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 182.5, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.57 | 38 | 118 | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.33 | 35 | 86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Costa Rica?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Costa Rica was 35 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 118 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Costa Rica ranks 85th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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