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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- World 1.00 million
- Global 1.00 million
- Sur 200
- Mus 100
- Africa (WHO region) 940,000
- Americas (WHO region) 30,000
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 27,000
- Europe (WHO region) 20,000
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 19,000
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 8,800