Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malawi
Malawi: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 90 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malawi is 90, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malawi peaked at 90 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 18th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2008 | 17 | +54.5% |
| 2009 | 22 | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 27 | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 34 | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 42 | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 48 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 54 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 59 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 67 | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 74 | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 80 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 85 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 90 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 90 is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.5, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 90 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 Malawi 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 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 0 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6 | 27 | 81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88 | 85 | 90 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 17 France 91 compare
- 18 Spain 90 compare
- 18 Switzerland 90 compare
- 21 Netherlands 89 compare
- 21 Romania 89 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malawi?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malawi was 90 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2023.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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