Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Uganda
Uganda: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 85 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 85 for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Uganda peaked at 85 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Uganda 39th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | — |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 40 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 49 | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 53 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 67 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 71 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 74 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 85 | +3.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 85 is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.5, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 85 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 Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +150.0% | 2 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6 | 20 | 74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2 | 76 | 85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 39 Croatia 85 compare
- 41 Comoros 84 compare
- 41 Luxembourg 84 compare
- 41 New Zealand 84 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Uganda?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Uganda was 85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Uganda ranks 39th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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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