Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Kuwait is 69.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Kuwait peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 78th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 26.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 31.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 50.0% | 69.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Kuwait?
- Share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Kuwait was 69.0% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Kuwait ranks 78th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.