Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) was 82.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 82.0% for antiretroviral therapy coverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 164.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Ecuador peaked at 82.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 45th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 82.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 82.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.5%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +200.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 1.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 20.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 71.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 44 Nigeria 83.0% compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 82.0% compare
- 45 Mozambique 82.0% compare
- 45 Portugal 82.0% compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Ecuador?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Ecuador was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Ecuador ranks 45th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.