Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 14.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 14.0% for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in 2024.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Afghanistan peaked at 29.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 81st out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 3.0% | — |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +500.0% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +45.0% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -33.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 14.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 14.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.0%, 44% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +500.0% | 1.0% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 1.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 14.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Afghanistan?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Afghanistan was 14.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of pregnant women with HIV who receive antiretroviral medicine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).