Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Botswana
Botswana: Antiretroviral therapy coverage was 95.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antiretroviral therapy coverage in Botswana is 95.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Botswana peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 3rd of 143 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 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +58.3% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 0.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 49.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 89.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.1592 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Botswana?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Botswana was 95.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Botswana ranks 3rd out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.