Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Zambia
Zambia: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 98.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 98.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Zambia peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 9th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 12.0% | — |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +166.7% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 98.0% 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 Zambia 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 | +166.7% | 12.0% | 32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 0.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 64.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Zambia was 98.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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).