Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Malaysia
Malaysia: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Malaysia peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 5th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.0%, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +29.3% | 75.0% | 97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.7% | 73.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 57.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 Malaysia?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Malaysia was 99.0% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Malaysia ranks 5th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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About this data
Percentage of pregnant women with HIV who receive antiretroviral medicine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).