Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 68.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 68.0% for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Dominican Republic peaked at 68.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 54th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Dominican Republic, 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 | 13.0% | +333.3% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +69.2% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +41.4% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +69.6% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 68.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 68.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +333.3% | 3.0% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 0.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 29.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 23.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 51 Libya 70.0% compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 69.0% compare
- 52 Central African Republic 69.0% compare
- 54 Laos 68.0% compare
- 56 El Salvador 66.0% compare
- 56 Suriname 66.0% compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Dominican Republic was 68.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Dominican Republic ranks 54th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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).