Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods by country

Countries reporting
92
Highest
160,000
Mozambique
Lowest
100
Mauritius
Median
1,950
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,781

What the numbers show

Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 160,000 in Mozambique; the lowest is 100 in Mauritius.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,950, and the mean is 12,695.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,600.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 269.2%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 90.0%).

Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 160,000 2025 down 15.8% rising
2 South Africa 140,000 2025 down 57.6% falling
3 Nigeria 82,000 2025 down 25.5% falling
4 Tanzania, United Republic of 71,000 2025 down 40.8% falling
4 Uganda 71,000 2025 down 45.4% falling
6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69,000 2025 down 12.7% falling
6 Kenya 69,000 2025 down 50.7% falling
8 Zimbabwe 61,000 2025 down 59.3% falling
9 Zambia 59,000 2025 down 46.4% falling
10 Malawi 42,000 2025 down 61.8% falling
11 Angola 35,000 2025 down 12.5% rising
12 Ethiopia 29,000 2025 down 58.6% falling
13 Ghana 22,000 2025 down 43.6% falling
14 Cameroon 19,000 2025 down 44.1% falling
15 Central African Republic 15,000 2025 down 37.5% falling
16 Papua New Guinea 14,000 2025 up 27.3% rising
17 Congo 12,000 2025 up 9.1% flat
18 Guinea 11,000 2025 down 21.4% rising
18 South Sudan 11,000 2025 down 45.0% falling
20 Chad 10,000 2025 down 41.2% falling
21 Pakistan 9,600 2025 up 269.2% volatile
22 Myanmar 8,300 2025 down 3.5% rising
23 Indonesia 8,000 2025 down 4.8% volatile
24 Madagascar 7,600 2025 up 137.5% volatile
25 Haiti 7,100 2025 down 24.5% falling
25 Mali 7,100 2025 down 28.3% falling
27 Togo 7,000 2025 down 41.7% falling
28 Rwanda 6,900 2025 down 68.6% falling
28 Sierra Leone 6,900 2025 down 28.9% flat
30 Lesotho 6,400 2025 down 66.3% falling
30 Namibia 6,400 2025 down 62.4% falling
32 Eswatini 6,300 2025 down 58.0% falling
33 Burundi 5,800 2025 down 51.7% falling
33 Burkina Faso 5,800 2025 down 55.4% falling
35 Sudan 5,500 2025 up 27.9% rising
36 Benin 5,100 2025 down 44.6% falling
37 Liberia 3,600 2025 down 29.4% rising
38 Niger 3,300 2025 down 34.0% falling
39 Botswana 3,200 2025 down 75.4% volatile
40 Dominican Republic 3,100 2025 down 24.4% falling
41 Senegal 3,000 2025 down 44.4% falling
42 Viet Nam 2,800 2025 down 17.6% rising
43 Mexico 2,500 2025 down 3.8% rising
43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2,500 2025 down 34.2% rising
45 Guinea-Bissau 2,200 2025 down 43.6% falling
46 Gabon 2,000 2025 down 42.9% falling
47 Peru 1,900 2025 up 11.8% rising
48 Colombia 1,800 2025 down 43.8% falling
49 Gambia 1,500 2025 down 25.0% rising
50 Philippines 1,400 2025 up 180.0% volatile
51 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,200 2025 down 25.0% falling
51 Ecuador 1,200 2025 down 20.0% rising
51 Cambodia 1,200 2025 down 72.7% falling
51 Thailand 1,200 2025 down 90.0% volatile
55 Morocco 1,100 2025 down 8.3% rising
56 Nepal 1,000 2025 down 33.3% rising
57 Egypt 990 2025 up 28.6% rising
58 Algeria 890 2025 up 78.0% volatile
59 Yemen 840 2025 up 68.0% rising
60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 760 2025 up 4.1% rising
61 Honduras 620 2025 down 61.2% falling
62 Tajikistan 590 2025 down 21.3% rising
63 Somalia 560 2025 down 44.0% falling
64 Afghanistan 500 2025 up 150.0% volatile
64 Bangladesh 500 2025 unchanged volatile
64 Djibouti 500 2025 down 15.3% falling
64 Eritrea 500 2025 down 33.3% volatile
64 Guyana 500 2025 unchanged flat
64 Jamaica 500 2025 down 31.5% falling
64 Kazakhstan 500 2025 unchanged rising
64 Kyrgyzstan 500 2025 down 13.8% rising
64 Mauritania 500 2025 unchanged flat
64 Panama 500 2025 unchanged flat
64 Paraguay 500 2025 unchanged rising
64 Romania 500 2025 unchanged volatile
64 El Salvador 500 2025 down 9.1% falling
77 Azerbaijan 200 2025 unchanged rising
77 Costa Rica 200 2025 unchanged rising
77 Fiji 200 2025 up 100.0% rising
77 Libya 200 2025 unchanged rising
77 Republic of Moldova 200 2025 down 60.0% rising
77 Malaysia 200 2025 down 60.0% falling
77 Netherlands 200 2024 unchanged rising
77 Portugal 200 2025 unchanged flat
77 Trinidad and Tobago 200 2025 down 60.0% falling
77 Tunisia 200 2025 unchanged rising
77 Uruguay 200 2025 unchanged rising
88 Armenia 100 2025 unchanged flat
88 Australia 100 2025 unchanged flat
88 Cape Verde 100 2025 down 50.0% falling
88 Cuba 100 2025 down 50.0% rising
88 Mauritius 100 2025 unchanged flat

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
107 places, 2,781 data points, 2000–2025
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