Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Kenya
Kenya: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 87 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Kenya stood at 87. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Kenya peaked at 87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 29th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 2 | — |
| 2005 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +125.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 18 | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 24 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 31 | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 38 | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 43 | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 47 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 54 | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 65 | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 74 | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 81 | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 78 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 87 | +1.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 87 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 Kenya 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 | +125.0% | 4 | 9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1 | 31 | 81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 | 78 | 87 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Kenya?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Kenya was 87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Kenya ranks 29th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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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