Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in Zambia
Zambia: Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV was 95.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 95.0% for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Zambia peaked at 95.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 2.0% | — |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +77.8% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 0.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 32.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Zambia?
- Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Zambia was 95.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Zambia ranks 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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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