Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Ecuador
Ecuador: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 85.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 85.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Ecuador peaked at 89.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 35th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 5.0% | — |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +58.3% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 85.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 85.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +100.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 0.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 34.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 60.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Ecuador?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Ecuador was 85.0% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Ecuador ranks 35th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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).