Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission by country

Countries reporting
91
Highest
250,000
South Africa
Lowest
100
Uruguay
Median
1,400
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
1,608

What the numbers show

Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 250,000 in South Africa; the lowest is 100 in Uruguay.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,400, and the mean is 10,764.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,500.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 80.0%).

Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Africa 250,000 2025 down 21.9% falling
2 Mozambique 120,000 2025 unchanged rising
3 Uganda 75,000 2025 down 10.7% flat
4 Tanzania, United Republic of 69,000 2025 down 9.2% flat
5 Nigeria 45,000 2025 down 29.7% falling
6 Zambia 44,000 2025 down 30.2% falling
6 Zimbabwe 44,000 2025 down 40.5% falling
8 Kenya 42,000 2025 down 41.7% falling
9 Malawi 29,000 2025 down 40.8% falling
10 Angola 28,000 2025 up 3.7% rising
10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28,000 2025 down 9.7% falling
12 Cameroon 17,000 2025 down 22.7% falling
13 Ghana 15,000 2025 down 16.7% falling
14 Ethiopia 14,000 2025 down 36.4% falling
15 Central African Republic 9,900 2025 down 10.0% falling
16 Namibia 8,600 2025 down 33.8% falling
17 Papua New Guinea 7,700 2025 up 45.3% rising
18 Congo 7,100 2025 up 18.3% rising
18 Chad 7,100 2025 down 15.5% falling
20 Eswatini 6,900 2025 down 42.5% falling
21 Botswana 6,700 2025 down 52.1% falling
22 Sierra Leone 6,200 2025 up 8.8% rising
23 Lesotho 5,800 2025 down 47.3% falling
23 Rwanda 5,800 2025 down 40.2% falling
25 Haiti 5,500 2025 up 3.8% flat
26 South Sudan 5,400 2025 down 32.5% falling
27 Guinea 5,300 2025 down 15.9% falling
28 Madagascar 4,800 2025 up 200.0% rising
29 Togo 4,100 2025 down 29.3% falling
30 Myanmar 3,900 2025 down 20.4% falling
31 Mali 3,800 2025 down 11.6% falling
31 Pakistan 3,800 2025 up 111.1% rising
33 Burkina Faso 3,400 2025 down 39.3% falling
34 Benin 3,300 2025 down 25.0% falling
34 Indonesia 3,300 2025 down 26.7% falling
36 Burundi 3,200 2025 down 36.0% falling
37 Liberia 2,500 2025 up 4.2% flat
37 Sudan 2,500 2025 up 31.6% rising
39 Dominican Republic 2,300 2025 down 4.2% falling
40 Gabon 2,200 2025 down 24.1% falling
40 Thailand 2,200 2025 down 69.4% falling
42 Senegal 2,100 2025 down 4.5% falling
43 Niger 2,000 2025 unchanged falling
44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,600 2025 down 5.9% falling
44 Viet Nam 1,600 2025 down 52.9% falling
46 Peru 1,400 2025 up 40.0% rising
47 Guinea-Bissau 1,200 2025 down 33.3% falling
48 Uzbekistan 1,000 2025 up 53.8% rising
49 Philippines 840 2025 up 68.0% rising
50 Colombia 810 2025 down 37.7% falling
51 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 780 2025 down 2.5% flat
52 Gambia 760 2025 down 24.0% falling
53 Ecuador 720 2025 down 15.3% falling
54 Egypt 680 2025 up 36.0% rising
55 Cambodia 560 2025 down 44.0% falling
56 Morocco 530 2025 down 20.9% falling
57 Algeria 500 2025 unchanged rising
57 Guyana 500 2025 unchanged flat
57 Honduras 500 2025 unchanged falling
57 Jamaica 500 2025 down 3.8% falling
57 Kyrgyzstan 500 2025 up 150.0% rising
57 Lao People's Democratic Republic 500 2025 unchanged flat
57 Malaysia 500 2025 unchanged flat
57 Panama 500 2025 unchanged flat
57 Paraguay 500 2025 unchanged flat
57 Romania 500 2025 unchanged flat
57 Somalia 500 2025 unchanged flat
57 Tajikistan 500 2025 unchanged flat
57 Yemen 500 2025 unchanged rising
70 Afghanistan 200 2025 up 100.0% rising
70 Bangladesh 200 2025 up 100.0% rising
70 Canada 200 2022 unchanged flat
70 Cuba 200 2025 unchanged flat
70 Fiji 200 2024 up 100.0% rising
70 Republic of Moldova 200 2025 down 60.0% falling
70 Mauritania 200 2025 unchanged falling
70 Nepal 200 2025 down 66.1% falling
70 Portugal 200 2025 down 60.0% falling
79 Armenia 100 2025 unchanged flat
79 Australia 100 2025 unchanged flat
79 Azerbaijan 100 2025 down 50.0% falling
79 Cape Verde 100 2025 unchanged flat
79 Costa Rica 100 2025 unchanged flat
79 Djibouti 100 2025 down 50.0% volatile
79 Ireland 100 2025 unchanged flat
79 Libya 100 2025 down 50.0% falling
79 Mauritius 100 2025 down 50.0% falling
79 Netherlands 100 2024 down 50.0% falling
79 Trinidad and Tobago 100 2025 down 80.0% volatile
79 Tunisia 100 2025 down 50.0% falling
79 Uruguay 100 2025 down 50.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
101 places, 1,608 data points, 2010–2025
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