Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Malta
Malta: 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 Malta, 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 Malta is 69.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Malta peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2004.
That places Malta 78th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 18.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 33.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 63.0% | 69.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Malta?
- Share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Malta 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Malta ranks 78th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.