Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Syria
Syria: Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) was 55.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Syria, 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 Syria is 55.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 175.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Syria peaked at 55.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Syria 112th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Syria, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | — |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +300.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 55.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.5%, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 55.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 59.5%, 92% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Syria 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 | +300.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 9.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 44.0% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Syria?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Syria was 55.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Syria ranks 112th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.