Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate was 6.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 6.9 for mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 20 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.9, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 | — |
| 2011 | 16.8 | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2 | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 13.6 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 12.7 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 11.8 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 11.5 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.5 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 9.3 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 8.3 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 8.4 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.1 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3 | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 6.9 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9 | 8.6 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 6.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mother-to-child hiv transmission rate recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mother-to-child hiv transmission rate recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for mother-to-child hiv transmission rate?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 16th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mother-to-child hiv transmission rate rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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