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OVERVIEW

Country situation analysis

UNGASS

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS, 2009

HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2009)

Number of people living with HIV: 9,800 [7,500 - 13,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate: 0.3% [0.2% - 0.4%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV: 9,600 [7,300 - 12,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV: 2,800 [2,100 - 3,600]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV: N/A
Deaths due to AIDS: <500 [<100 - <1000]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17: N/A

Costa Rica Contacts

Ricardo G. Bernal: UNAIDS country coordinator; Telephone: + (507) 302 45 82; Fax: + (507) 302 45 83; Email: GarciaR@unaids.org

Leonardo Ferreira: Chair, UN theme group on HIV/AIDS and ILO representative; Telephone: + (506) 2207 8700; Fax: + (506) 2207 8700; Email: Ferreira@sjo.oit.or.cr