Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status was 60 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status in Costa Rica, 2015–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status in Costa Rica is 60, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status in Costa Rica peaked at 66 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2015.
That places Costa Rica 117th out of 127 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54 | — |
| 2016 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 58 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 60 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 60 | -9.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 60 is below the median for high income countries, which is 93, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 60 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.5, 66% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.6 | 54 | 61 | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.67 | 60 | 66 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 115 Bangladesh 63 compare
- 116 Philippines 62 compare
- 117 Montenegro 60 compare
- 119 Comoros 58 compare
- 120 Yemen 43 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status in Costa Rica was 60 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 127 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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