Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Somalia
Somalia: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 560 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
560
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
63rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
1,700
in 2000
All-time low
560
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Somalia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Somalia stood at 560. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Somalia peaked at 1,700 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 560, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 63rd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,700 | — |
| 2001 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,600 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,500 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 980 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 930 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 880 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 830 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 780 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 740 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 680 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 640 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 590 | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 560 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,640 | 1,500 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,072 | 830 | 1,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 665 | 560 | 780 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 760 compare
- 61 Honduras 620 compare
- 62 Tajikistan 590 compare
- 64 Afghanistan 500 compare
- 64 Bangladesh 500 compare
- 64 Guyana 500 compare
- 64 Jamaica 500 compare
- 64 Eritrea 500 compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 500 compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 500 compare
- 64 El Salvador 500 compare
- 64 Panama 500 compare
- 64 Paraguay 500 compare
- 64 Djibouti 500 compare
- 64 Mauritania 500 compare
- 64 Romania 500 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Somalia?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Somalia was 560 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,700 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 560 in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Somalia ranks 63rd out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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