Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Burundi
Burundi: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 65.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Burundi, 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 Burundi is 65.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Burundi peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 58th 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +125.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +67.6% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 65.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 65.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 79% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +125.0% | 8.0% | 18.0% |
| 2003 | +100.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | +100.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 0.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 57.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 65.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Burundi?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Burundi was 65.0% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Burundi ranks 58th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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).