Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy was 33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica stood at 33.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica peaked at 83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 123 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.
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 18 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 24 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 30 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 42 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 52 | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61 | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 36 | -47.1% |
| 2019 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 35 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 28 | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 83 | +196.4% |
| 2024 | 36 | -56.6% |
| 2025 | 33 | -8.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11, 3.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 33 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 121.5, 27% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +196.4% | 28 | 83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3 | 6 | 61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8 | 36 | 68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.33 | 28 | 83 | 6 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica?
- Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Costa Rica was 33 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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