Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 29,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 29,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ethiopia peaked at 170,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29,000, in 2025.
That places Ethiopia 12th out of 92 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 160,000 | — |
| 2001 | 170,000 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 160,000 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 150,000 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 150,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 140,000 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 92,000 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 84,000 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 77,000 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 70,000 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 65,000 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 61,000 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 56,000 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 52,000 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 47,000 | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 44,000 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 40,000 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 36,000 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 32,000 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 29,000 | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 151,000 | 120,000 | 170,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,700 | 52,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,000 | 29,000 | 47,000 | 6 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ethiopia?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ethiopia was 29,000 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 170,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,000 in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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