Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Bhutan
Bhutan: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 70 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 70 for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Bhutan peaked at 70 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 77th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 19 | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 25 | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 44 | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 49 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 58 | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 64 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 70 | +2.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 70 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 70 is above the median for South Asia, which is 70, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1 | 15 | 64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66 | 63 | 70 | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Bhutan?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Bhutan was 70 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 70 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Bhutan ranks 77th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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