Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Panama
Panama: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Panama, 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 Panama stood at 86.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Panama peaked at 98.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 34th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +37.5% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +150.0% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -12.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 86.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 89.0%, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Panama's 86.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +150.0% | 24.0% | 60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 16.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 66.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 66.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Panama?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Panama was 86.0% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Panama ranks 34th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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).