Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate was 16.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 16.9, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 40.8 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.9, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.7 | — |
| 2011 | 40.8 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 35.9 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 34.4 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 34.3 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.4 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 31 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 32.1 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 33 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 26.6 | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 24.2 | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9 | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 16.9 | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.91 | 30 | 40.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.92 | 16.9 | 33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 6 Afghanistan 40.5 compare
- 7 Yemen 40 compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 36.2 compare
- 9 Egypt 33 compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.4 compare
- 11 Mauritania 30.3 compare
- 12 Tunisia 29.3 compare
More health data for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 16.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mother-to-child hiv transmission rate recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8 in 2011.
- What is the lowest mother-to-child hiv transmission rate recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 in 2024.
- How does South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for mother-to-child hiv transmission rate?
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 9th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mother-to-child hiv transmission rate rising or falling in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia (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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