Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Namibia
Namibia: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing was 8,600 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Namibia, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Namibia stood at 8,600. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Namibia peaked at 13,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8,600, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 16th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,000 | — |
| 2011 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 9,800 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 9,300 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 9,100 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 8,600 | -5.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 8,600 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,800, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 8,600 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,000, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,500 | 11,000 | 13,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,633 | 8,600 | 11,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Namibia?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Namibia was 8,600 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,600 in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing?
- Namibia ranks 16th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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