Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy was 90.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Switzerland, 2000–2023
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 Switzerland is 90.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Switzerland peaked at 91.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 18th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.0% | 32.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 70.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 90.0% | 91.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Switzerland?
- Share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Switzerland was 90.0% in 2023, 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.