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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.30 million
- Sur 200
- Africa (WHO region) 1.10 million
- AFR 1.10 million
- Mus 100
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 60,000
- SEAR 60,000
- Americas (WHO region) 36,000
- AMR 36,000
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 34,000
- WPR 34,000
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 20,000
- EMR 20,000
- Europe (WHO region) 19,000
- EUR 19,000