Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zambia
Zambia: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 59,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 59,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zambia peaked at 140,000 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 59,000, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 9th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 110,000 | — |
| 2001 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 93,000 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 86,000 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 81,000 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 76,000 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 70,000 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 64,000 | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 59,000 | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 131,000 | 110,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,300 | 93,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,667 | 59,000 | 86,000 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zambia?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zambia was 59,000 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2004.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,000 in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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