Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Malawi
Malawi: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 42,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 42,000 for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Malawi peaked at 140,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 42,000, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 10th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 130,000 | — |
| 2001 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 95,000 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 87,000 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 80,000 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 73,000 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 66,000 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 60,000 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 54,000 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 48,000 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 42,000 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 138,000 | 130,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,200 | 80,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,167 | 42,000 | 73,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.05 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Malawi?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Malawi was 42,000 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,000 in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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