Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in SEAR
SEAR: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 60,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in SEAR, 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 SEAR is 60,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in SEAR peaked at 200,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 60,000, in 2025.
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 SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 180,000 | — |
| 2001 | 190,000 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 200,000 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 190,000 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 180,000 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 170,000 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 160,000 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 150,000 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 140,000 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 94,000 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 90,000 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 85,000 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 80,000 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 73,000 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 67,000 | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 60,000 | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 194,000 | 180,000 | 200,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,400 | 94,000 | 170,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,833 | 60,000 | 90,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SEAR
- 1 Mozambique 160,000 compare
- 2 South Africa 140,000 compare
- 3 Nigeria 82,000 compare
- 4 Uganda 71,000 compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 71,000 compare
- 6 Kenya 69,000 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69,000 compare
More health data for SEAR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 470.67 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 37.5% (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 20.36 (2022)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 96.0% (2025)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 96.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.1 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 91.0% (2025)
- Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.1 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in SEAR?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in SEAR was 60,000 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 SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,000 in 2025.
- How does SEAR rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- SEAR ranks 4th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SEAR 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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