Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in WPR
WPR: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 34,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in WPR, 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 WPR is 34,000, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in WPR peaked at 38,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,000 | — |
| 2001 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 17,000 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 19,000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 21,000 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 23,000 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 26,000 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 28,000 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 31,000 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37,000 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 35,000 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 34,000 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,500 | 13,000 | 29,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,200 | 31,000 | 38,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,167 | 34,000 | 38,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near WPR
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- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 176.35 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 152.67 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 23.1% (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 12.94 (2022)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 91.0% (2025)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 89.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.1 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 92.0% (2025)
- Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.3 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in WPR?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in WPR was 34,000 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 WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 38,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 2000.
- How does WPR rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- WPR ranks 8th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WPR 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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