Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Eswatini
Eswatini: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 100.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.0% | — |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +350.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +386.7% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +9.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Eswatini'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 Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +386.7% | 15.0% | 73.0% |
| 2004 | +350.0% | 2.0% | 9.0% |
| 2003 | +100.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 2005 | +66.7% | 9.0% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 73.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 91.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 Eswatini?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Eswatini ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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).