Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV was 90 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Africa (WHO region), 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Africa (WHO region) is 90, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 90 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52 | — |
| 2011 | 60 | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 72 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 76 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 81 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.3 | 52 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.67 | 86 | 90 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Africa (WHO region)?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Africa (WHO region) was 90 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2010.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 2nd out of 8 groups with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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