Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 61,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zimbabwe, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zimbabwe stood at 61,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zimbabwe peaked at 230,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 61,000, in 2025.
That places Zimbabwe 8th out of 92 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 210,000 | — |
| 2001 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 230,000 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 220,000 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 210,000 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 210,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200,000 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 190,000 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 180,000 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 170,000 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 160,000 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 150,000 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 140,000 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 95,000 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 87,000 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 79,000 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 70,000 | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 61,000 | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 221,000 | 210,000 | 230,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,000 | 110,000 | 200,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,000 | 61,000 | 100,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2531 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0653 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5672 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zimbabwe?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Zimbabwe was 61,000 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 230,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,000 in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Zimbabwe ranks 8th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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