Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Rwanda
Rwanda: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 6,900 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 6,900, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Rwanda peaked at 39,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6,900, in 2025.
Rwanda ranks 28th of 92 countries on this measure, 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38,000 | — |
| 2001 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,000 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 39,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38,000 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 37,000 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 34,000 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 33,000 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 30,000 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 28,000 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 26,000 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 24,000 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 22,000 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 20,000 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 18,000 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 15,000 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 13,000 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 11,000 | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 8,900 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 7,800 | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 6,900 | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,700 | 34,000 | 39,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,300 | 15,000 | 33,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,600 | 6,900 | 13,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.1694 % 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 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.71 % 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 0.0497 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Rwanda?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Rwanda was 6,900 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 39,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,900 in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Rwanda ranks 28th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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