Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 20,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20,000
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 13 groups
All-time high
20,000
in 2024
All-time low
7,400
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 20,000 for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 20,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,400, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,400 | — |
| 2001 | 7,800 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 8,200 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 8,600 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 8,900 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9,200 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 9,400 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9,600 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 9,900 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 10,000 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,900 | 7,400 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,700 | 11,000 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,500 | 17,000 | 20,000 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 20,000 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,400 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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