Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 92.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 92.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Ethiopia peaked at 99.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 22nd 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +900.0% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +133.3% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +51.9% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +61.0% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 92.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 92.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Ethiopia 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 | +900.0% | 1.0% | 10.0% |
| 2008 | +133.3% | 12.0% | 28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 0.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 27.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 84.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 20 Sierra Leone 93.0% compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 93.0% compare
- 22 Canada 92.0% compare
- 22 Tajikistan 92.0% compare
- 25 Peru 91.0% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- 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 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Ethiopia?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Ethiopia was 92.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).