Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Namibia
Namibia: Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) was 95.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 95.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Namibia peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Namibia 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 (% of people living with HIV) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 3.0% | — |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +166.7% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +87.5% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +66.7% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 95.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +166.7% | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| 2006 | +87.5% | 8.0% | 15.0% |
| 2007 | +66.7% | 15.0% | 25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 0.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 41.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 83.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- 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 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Namibia?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Namibia 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Namibia ranks 3rd out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.