Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Tanzania
Tanzania: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 99.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 99.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Tanzania peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 5th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | — |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +750.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +190.9% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -30.3% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Tanzania 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 | +750.0% | 2.0% | 17.0% |
| 2007 | +190.9% | 22.0% | 64.0% |
| 2004 | +100.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 0.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 62.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 94.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 Tanzania?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Tanzania ranks 5th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).