Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Namibia

Namibia: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 6,400 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
6,400
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
30th
of 92 countries
All-time high
18,000
in 2005
All-time low
6,400
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Namibia, 2000–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201220252000: 13.0k2001: 15.0k2002: 16.0k2003: 17.0k2004: 17.0k2005: 18.0k2006: 18.0k2007: 18.0k2008: 18.0k2009: 18.0k2010: 18.0k2011: 18.0k2012: 18.0k2013: 18.0k2014: 18.0k2015: 17.0k2016: 16.0k2017: 15.0k2018: 14.0k2019: 13.0k2020: 12.0k2021: 11.0k2022: 9.9k2023: 8.6k2024: 7.4k2025: 6.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Namibia is 6,400, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Namibia peaked at 18,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6,400, in 2025.

That places Namibia 30th 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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods in Namibia, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 13,000
2001 15,000 +15.4%
2002 16,000 +6.7%
2003 17,000 +6.2%
2004 17,000 +0.0%
2005 18,000 +5.9%
2006 18,000 +0.0%
2007 18,000 +0.0%
2008 18,000 +0.0%
2009 18,000 +0.0%
2010 18,000 +0.0%
2011 18,000 +0.0%
2012 18,000 +0.0%
2013 18,000 +0.0%
2014 18,000 +0.0%
2015 17,000 -5.6%
2016 16,000 -5.9%
2017 15,000 -6.2%
2018 14,000 -6.7%
2019 13,000 -7.1%
2020 12,000 -7.7%
2021 11,000 -8.3%
2022 9,900 -10.0%
2023 8,600 -13.1%
2024 7,400 -14.0%
2025 6,400 -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16,800 13,000 18,000 10
2010s 16,500 13,000 18,000 10
2020s 9,217 6,400 12,000 6

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 27 Togo 7,000 compare
  2. 28 Rwanda 6,900 compare
  3. 28 Sierra Leone 6,900 compare
  4. 30 Lesotho 6,400 compare
  5. 32 Eswatini 6,300 compare
  6. 33 Burkina Faso 5,800 compare
  7. 33 Burundi 5,800 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Namibia?
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Namibia was 6,400 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 18,000 in 2005.
What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,400 in 2025.
How does Namibia rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
Namibia ranks 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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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Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
107 places, 2,781 data points, 2000–2025
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