Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Antiretroviral therapy coverage was 82.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 82.8% for antiretroviral therapy coverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 82.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 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 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 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 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.