Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Uganda
Uganda: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 71,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
71,000
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
4th
of 92 countries
All-time high
160,000
in 2000
All-time low
71,000
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Uganda stood at 71,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Uganda peaked at 160,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71,000, in 2025.
Uganda ranks 4th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 160,000 | — |
| 2001 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 150,000 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 150,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 150,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 140,000 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 97,000 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 91,000 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 85,000 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 78,000 | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 71,000 | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 158,000 | 150,000 | 160,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,000 | 110,000 | 150,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,000 | 71,000 | 100,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 1 Mozambique 160,000 compare
- 2 South Africa 140,000 compare
- 3 Nigeria 82,000 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 Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0721 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Uganda?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Uganda was 71,000 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 160,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,000 in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Uganda ranks 4th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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