Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 41 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
41
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
95th
of 201 countries
All-time high
54
in 2010
All-time low
22
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2021
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Costa Rica, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 41 for tb patients tested positive for hiv in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Costa Rica peaked at 54 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 95th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22 | — |
| 2005 | 50 | +127.3% |
| 2006 | 38 | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 43 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 54 | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 36 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 54 | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 36 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 41 | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 31 | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41 | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 41 | +7.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 41 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5, 11.7× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.67 | 22 | 50 | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.3 | 31 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Costa Rica?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Costa Rica was 41 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2010.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tb patients tested positive for hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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