Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Gambia
Gambia: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 44 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Gambia stood at 44. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 158.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Gambia peaked at 44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 130th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2012 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 23 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 38 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 44 | +10.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 44 is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.5, 63% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 44 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +100.0% | 2 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9 | 9 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4 | 32 | 44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Gambia?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Gambia was 44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Gambia ranks 130th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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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