Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 88 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 88 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 3.5% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ethiopia peaked at 88 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 23rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2008 | 20 | +53.8% |
| 2009 | 27 | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 40 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 44 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 56 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 60 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 66 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 78 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 88 | +3.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 88 is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.5, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 88 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +200.0% | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | +133.3% | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | +85.7% | 7 | 13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1 | 0 | 27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2 | 33 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2 | 78 | 88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ethiopia?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ethiopia was 88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 88 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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