Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate by country
Countries reporting
81
Highest
48.2
Djibouti
Lowest
0.6
Ireland
Median
15.2
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
1,460
What the numbers show
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 48.2 in Djibouti; the lowest is 0.6 in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.2, and the mean is 17.13.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 80.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 73.8%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 87.0%).
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 48.2 | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 2 | Sudan | 47.1 | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 45.1 | 2024 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 4 | Philippines | 44.5 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 5 | Madagascar | 43.8 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 40.5 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 7 | Yemen | 40 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 36.2 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 9 | Egypt | 33 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 31.4 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 11 | Mauritania | 30.3 | 2024 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 12 | Tunisia | 29.3 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 13 | Congo | 26.6 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 26.6 | 2024 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 15 | Laos | 26 | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 16 | Fiji | 25.5 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 23.9 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 23.3 | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 19 | Myanmar | 23.2 | 2024 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 20 | Somalia | 22.6 | 2022 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 21 | Niger | 21.2 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 20.7 | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 22 | El Salvador | 20.7 | 2024 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 24 | Gambia | 20.5 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 25 | Libya | 20.4 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 26 | South Sudan | 19.7 | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 19.6 | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 27 | Haiti | 19.6 | 2024 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 29 | Algeria | 19.3 | 2019 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 29 | Guinea | 19.3 | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.9 | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 18.1 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.9 | 2024 | up 73.8% | falling |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 17.8 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 35 | Burundi | 17.6 | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 36 | Nepal | 17.5 | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 37 | Angola | 16.5 | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 16.3 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 16.2 | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 40 | Senegal | 16.1 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 41 | Moldova | 15.2 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 42 | Cameroon | 14.9 | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 13.9 | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 44 | Gabon | 13.7 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 45 | Togo | 13.4 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 13.2 | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 13 | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 48 | Guyana | 12.9 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 12.2 | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 49 | Benin | 12.2 | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 49 | Mozambique | 12.2 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 52 | Suriname | 11.9 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 11.5 | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 54 | Armenia | 11.3 | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 55 | Ecuador | 11 | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia | 10.8 | 2024 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 56 | Vietnam | 10.8 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 58 | Peru | 10.3 | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 9.5 | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 60 | Ghana | 9.4 | 2024 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 61 | Kenya | 9.3 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 62 | Cuba | 9.2 | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 63 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Tanzania | 7.6 | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 65 | Cambodia | 6.9 | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 66 | Malawi | 6.7 | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 6.5 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 68 | Zambia | 6.3 | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 69 | Uganda | 6.2 | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 70 | Rwanda | 5.7 | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 71 | Lesotho | 5.5 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 72 | Namibia | 4 | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Portugal | 3.9 | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 74 | Eswatini | 3.2 | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 74 | Romania | 3.2 | 2024 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 76 | Netherlands | 2.6 | 2023 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 77 | South Africa | 2.5 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 78 | Thailand | 1.5 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Malaysia | 1.4 | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Botswana | 1.2 | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Ireland | 0.6 | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 35
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 26
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 23.6
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 23.5
- África Occidental y Central 20.9
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 20.9
- América Latina y el Caribe 17.3
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 17.3
- Asia Meridional 16.9
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 16.9
- UNICEF reporting regions - Global 10.5
- African Union 9.8
- África Subsahariana 9.8
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 9.7
- África Oriental y Meridional 7
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 6.9
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 6.3