Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Botswana
Botswana: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
In 2024, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Botswana stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Botswana peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +112.5% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +47.1% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +36.0% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +62.8% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +112.5% | 8.0% | 17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 8.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 70.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Botswana?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Botswana was 100.0% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Botswana ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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).