Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Liberia
Liberia: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 88.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Liberia peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Liberia 31st 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 1.0% | — |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +1000.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +54.5% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +47.1% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +95.5% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +38.9% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +12.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 88.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 88.0% 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 Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1000.0% | 1.0% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 17.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 54.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 Liberia?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Liberia was 88.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Liberia ranks 31st out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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).