Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 93.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 93.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Zimbabwe peaked at 95.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +300.0% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +57.1% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +69.2% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +63.6% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +65.5% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +54.2% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Zimbabwe 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 | +300.0% | 2.0% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 0.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 29.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 86.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Zimbabwe?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Zimbabwe was 93.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Zimbabwe ranks 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).