Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eswatini
Eswatini: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 6,300 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 6,300, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eswatini peaked at 18,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6,300, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 32nd out of 92 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,000 | — |
| 2001 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 9,400 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 8,700 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 8,000 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 7,100 | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 6,300 | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,300 | 10,000 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,600 | 11,000 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,250 | 6,300 | 10,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.5165 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0517 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.3387 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0472 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eswatini?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Eswatini was 6,300 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Eswatini ranks 32nd out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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