Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria
Nigeria: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 83 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria is 83, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 137.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria peaked at 83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 44th of 143 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +71.4% |
| 2009 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 26 | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 31 | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 35 | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 43 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 53 | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 65 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 71 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 77 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 83 | +7.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 83 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 83 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria 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 | +133.3% | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | +100.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | +71.4% | 7 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7 | 18 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71 | 59 | 83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- 45 Mozambique 82 compare
- 45 Portugal 82 compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria was 83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Nigeria ranks 44th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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