Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Malawi
Malawi: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing was 29,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Malawi, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 29,000 for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Malawi peaked at 54,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29,000, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 9th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54,000 | — |
| 2011 | 54,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53,000 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 52,000 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 51,000 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 49,000 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 47,000 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 46,000 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 42,000 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 40,000 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 38,000 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 36,000 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 34,000 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 31,000 | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 29,000 | -6.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 29,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,300, 6.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 29,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,000, 4.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49,200 | 42,000 | 54,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,667 | 29,000 | 40,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Malawi?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Malawi was 29,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 54,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,000 in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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