Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Antiretroviral therapy coverage was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 71.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 71.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 11.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 34.8% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 65.0% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 71.8% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.