Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in Malawi
Malawi: Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV was 89.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 89.0% for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malawi peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 22nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.0% | — |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +57.1% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +54.5% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 0.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 28.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 84.0% | 89.0% | 6 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malawi?
- Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Malawi was 89.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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