Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV was 41 patients in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Costa Rica, 2003–2021
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patients.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 41 patients for tuberculosis patients who 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, tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Costa Rica peaked at 54 patients in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22 patients, 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.
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | patients | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22 patients | — |
| 2005 | 50 patients | +127.3% |
| 2006 | 38 patients | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 43 patients | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 44 patients | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 41 patients | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 54 patients | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 36 patients | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 54 patients | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 36 patients | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 41 patients | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 31 patients | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 31 patients | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31 patients | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41 patients | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 38 patients | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 41 patients | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.67 patients | 22 patients | 50 patients | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.3 patients | 31 patients | 54 patients | 10 |
| 2020s | 41 patients | 41 patients | 41 patients | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Costa Rica?
- Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv in Costa Rica was 41 patients in 2021, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 54 patients in 2010.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 patients in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis patients who 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 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of tuberculosis (new and relapsed) patients that tested positive for HIV.