Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Yemen
Yemen: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 11.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 11.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Yemen peaked at 14.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 83rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Yemen, 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 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +400.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +250.0% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -15.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 11.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 11.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.0%, 34% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +400.0% | 1.0% | 5.0% |
| 2022 | +250.0% | 4.0% | 14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 2.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 80 Philippines 16.0% compare
- 81 Afghanistan 14.0% compare
- 81 Pakistan 14.0% compare
- 84 Sudan 5.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 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 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Yemen?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Yemen was 11.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Yemen ranks 83rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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).