Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in EMR
EMR: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 20,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in EMR, 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 EMR is 20,000, measured 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 EMR 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 EMR, 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 |
Countries ranked near EMR
More health data for EMR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 3.61 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 172.72 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 41.0% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 153.85 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 20.38 (2022)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 88.0% (2025)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 81.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.1 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 88.0% (2025)
- Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.3 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in EMR?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in EMR 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 EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,400 in 2000.
- How does EMR rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- EMR ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this EMR 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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