Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Costa Rica is 61.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Costa Rica peaked at 62.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 97th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +61.9% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 61.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.0%, 74% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 61.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.0%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +61.9% | 21.0% | 34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 9.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 34.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 52.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 94 Bhutan 62.0% compare
- 94 Guinea-Bissau 62.0% compare
- 94 Timor-Leste 62.0% compare
- 97 Central African Republic 61.0% compare
- 97 Lao People's Democratic Republic 61.0% compare
- 97 Montenegro 61.0% compare
- 97 Paraguay 61.0% compare
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Costa Rica?
- Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Costa Rica was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest access to anti-retroviral drugs, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to anti-retroviral drugs, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for access to anti-retroviral drugs, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to anti-retroviral drugs, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of adult males living with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy.