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
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Namibia, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
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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