Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) by country
Percentage of pregnant women with HIV who receive antiretroviral medicine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).
Countries reporting
84
Highest
100.0%
Eswatini
Lowest
5.0%
Sudan
Median
79.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,393
What the numbers show
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Eswatini; the lowest is 5.0% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 79.5%, and the mean is 71.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 518.2%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 44.4%).
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 100.0% | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Botswana | 100.0% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 5 | Ghana | 99.0% | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Rwanda | 99.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Malaysia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 5 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.0% | 2023 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 9 | South Africa | 98.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 98.0% | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 12 | Namibia | 97.0% | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Cambodia | 97.0% | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Portugal | 96.0% | 2009 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Romania | 96.0% | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Malawi | 96.0% | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Senegal | 94.0% | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Lesotho | 94.0% | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 93.0% | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 93.0% | 2024 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 92.0% | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 92.0% | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 92.0% | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Peru | 91.0% | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 90.0% | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 90.0% | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Benin | 90.0% | 2024 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Armenia | 90.0% | 2024 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Cuba | 89.0% | 2024 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 88.0% | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Liberia | 88.0% | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Togo | 87.0% | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Panama | 86.0% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 85.0% | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 85.0% | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Guyana | 84.0% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 38 | Guatemala | 82.0% | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Mozambique | 82.0% | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 40 | South Sudan | 81.0% | 2024 | up 268.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Guinea | 80.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 80.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Republic of Moldova | 79.0% | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 79.0% | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Angola | 79.0% | 2024 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Gambia | 77.0% | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Chad | 77.0% | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 74.0% | 2019 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 72.0% | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Gabon | 72.0% | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Libya | 70.0% | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 69.0% | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 69.0% | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 68.0% | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68.0% | 2024 | up 518.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Suriname | 66.0% | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 66.0% | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 65.0% | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Burundi | 65.0% | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Niger | 63.0% | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Haiti | 60.0% | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Cameroon | 59.0% | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Fiji | 57.0% | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Netherlands | 55.0% | 2009 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 65 | Myanmar | 54.0% | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Colombia | 53.0% | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Paraguay | 52.0% | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Mali | 46.0% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | Somalia | 43.0% | 2024 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Congo | 42.0% | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 42.0% | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 42.0% | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Mauritania | 39.0% | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Djibouti | 38.0% | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Tunisia | 32.0% | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 32.0% | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Madagascar | 30.0% | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Papua New Guinea | 28.0% | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Egypt | 27.0% | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Philippines | 16.0% | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Pakistan | 14.0% | 2024 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 14.0% | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Yemen | 11.0% | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan | 5.0% | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Eastern and Southern 91.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 89.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 89.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 89.5%
- IDA only 85.9%
- Least developed countries 85.2%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 84.7%
- IDA total 84.5%
- Pre-demographic dividend 84.4%
- World 84.0%
- Low income 81.8%
- Arab World 26.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 24.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 20.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 20.1%
About this data
Percentage of pregnant women with HIV who receive antiretroviral medicine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).