Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Yemen
Yemen: Antiretroviral therapy coverage was 29.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 29.0% for antiretroviral therapy coverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Yemen peaked at 29.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 136th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 1.0% | — |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +75.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | +7.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 29.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.5%, 42% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 29.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 59.5%, 49% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +200.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% |
| 2010 | +75.0% | 4.0% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 7.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 134 Philippines 40.0% compare
- 135 Congo 34.0% compare
- 136 Madagascar 29.0% compare
- 136 Tunisia 29.0% compare
- 139 Djibouti 25.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Yemen?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Yemen was 29.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Yemen ranks 136th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.