Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Gabon
Gabon: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 72.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 72.0% for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Gabon peaked at 83.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Gabon 49th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | — |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +275.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +14.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 72.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 72.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 88% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +275.0% | 4.0% | 15.0% |
| 2004 | +200.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 0.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 20.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 63.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Gabon was 72.0% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Gabon ranks 49th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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).