Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Antiretroviral therapy coverage was 82.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
In 2024, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 82.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 82.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 23 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +36.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +118.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +39.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +173.4% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +79.6% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +64.9% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +57.5% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +41.5% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 | +173.4% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 0.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 23.2% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 71.1% | 82.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 82.8% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.