Costa Rica - Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV)

Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Costa Rica was 53.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 64.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 2000.

Definition: Antiretroviral therapy coverage indicates the percentage of all people living with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
2000 10.00
2001 13.00
2002 16.00
2003 19.00
2004 21.00
2005 23.00
2006 26.00
2007 28.00
2008 30.00
2009 32.00
2010 48.00
2011 49.00
2012 49.00
2013 50.00
2014 51.00
2015 56.00
2016 57.00
2017 59.00
2018 63.00
2019 64.00
2020 53.00

Limitations and Exceptions: The limited availability of data on health status is a major constraint in assessing the health situation in developing countries. Surveillance data are lacking for many major public health concerns. Estimates of prevalence and incidence are available for some diseases but are often unreliable and incomplete. National health authorities differ widely in capacity and willingness to collect or report information.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Data on HIV are from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Changes in procedures and assumptions for estimating the data and better coordination with countries have resulted in improved estimates of HIV and AIDS. Antiretroviral therapy has led to huge reductions in death and suffering of people with advanced HIV infection.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors