Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Benin
Benin: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 90.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Benin is 90.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 104.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Benin peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 26th of 84 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 for PMTCT in Benin, 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 | 32.0% | — |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -51.4% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +83.3% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +118.2% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 90.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Benin's 90.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +118.2% | 44.0% | 96.0% |
| 2014 | +83.3% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 0.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 17.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 81.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Benin?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Benin was 90.0% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Benin ranks 26th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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).