Africa Western and Central vs Costa Rica: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male

Africa Western and Central
0.1669 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.93 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
15th
Costa Rica rank
13th

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Costa Rica
00.511.52199020072024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 against 0.1669 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.7631 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 5.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 16 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 1.86 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 0.141 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 1.72 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 Africa Western and Central
2000s 1.09 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 0.452 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 0.6406 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 Africa Western and Central
2010s 0.4912 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 0.805 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 0.3138 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 Costa Rica
2020s 0.2191 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 0.92 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 0.7009 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-24, male, Africa Western and Central or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 against 0.1669 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-24, male between Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica?
0.7631 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-24, male?
Africa Western and Central ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 16 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male (per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male (per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 5,256 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected female populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.