Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Congo
Congo: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 42.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
Congo recorded 42.0% for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Congo peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Congo 70th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +77.8% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +130.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -42.1% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +31.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 42.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Congo's 42.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 51% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 8.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 14.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 Congo?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Congo was 42.0% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Congo ranks 70th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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).