Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Iceland
Iceland: Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 88.0% for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Iceland peaked at 89.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 23rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 31.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 66.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 82.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Iceland?
- Share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Iceland was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral therapy is a combination of several antiretroviral medicines, used to slow the rate at which HIV multiplies inside the body.