Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in World
World: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 84.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in World, 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 World is 84.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in World peaked at 84.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in World, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +150.0% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +80.0% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +88.9% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +52.9% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +46.2% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +150.0% | 2.0% | 5.0% |
| 2002 | +100.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 2005 | +88.9% | 9.0% | 17.0% |
| 2004 | +80.0% | 5.0% | 9.0% |
| 2006 | +52.9% | 17.0% | 26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 1.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 50.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 82.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in World?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in World was 84.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does World rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- World ranks 10th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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).