Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Barbados
Barbados: Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 60.0% for antiretroviral therapy coverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Barbados peaked at 60.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Barbados 106th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 3.0% | — |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +500.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 60.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.0%, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 60.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.5%, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Barbados 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 | +500.0% | 3.0% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 0.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 38.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 103 Albania 61.0% compare
- 103 Montenegro 61.0% compare
- 103 East Timor 61.0% compare
- 106 Bolivia 60.0% compare
- 106 Malaysia 60.0% compare
- 109 North Macedonia 59.0% compare
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Barbados?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Barbados was 60.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Barbados ranks 106th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral therapy coverage indicates the percentage of all people living with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy.