Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malaysia
Malaysia: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 60 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malaysia is 60, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malaysia peaked at 60 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 106th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | — |
| 2002 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 33 | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 45 | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 48 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 51 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 60 | +3.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 60 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 60 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +100.0% | 2 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9 | 18 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6 | 56 | 60 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 103 Albania 61 compare
- 103 East Timor 61 compare
- 103 Montenegro 61 compare
- 106 Barbados 60 compare
- 106 Bolivia 60 compare
- 109 North Macedonia 59 compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malaysia?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malaysia was 60 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Malaysia ranks 106th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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