Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in AMR
AMR: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 36,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in AMR, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in AMR is 36,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in AMR peaked at 66,000 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 36,000, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60,000 | — |
| 2001 | 62,000 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 64,000 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 65,000 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 66,000 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 66,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65,000 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 64,000 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 63,000 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 62,000 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 60,000 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 58,000 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 56,000 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 54,000 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 52,000 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 51,000 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 49,000 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 47,000 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 46,000 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 43,000 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 42,000 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 40,000 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 37,000 | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63,700 | 60,000 | 66,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,700 | 44,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,500 | 36,000 | 43,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near AMR
More health data for AMR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.08 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 42.21 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 37.18 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 33.6% (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 14.59 (2022)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 92.0% (2025)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 88.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.18 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 88.0% (2025)
- Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.2 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in AMR?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in AMR was 36,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 66,000 in 2004.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,000 in 2025.
- How does AMR rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- AMR ranks 6th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AMR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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