Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in Nigeria
Nigeria: Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV was 78.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria is 78.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria peaked at 78.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 60th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +75.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +75.0% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 0.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 19.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 60.0% | 78.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria?
- Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Nigeria was 78.0% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Nigeria ranks 60th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).