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Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals by country

Number of HIV-infected pregnant women who received antiretrovirals during the last 12 months to reduce mother-to-child transmission. The purpose of this indicator is to assess progress in preventing vertical transmission of HIV.

Countries reporting
38
Highest
260,073
South Africa
Lowest
0
Eritrea
Median
3,636
Years covered
8
2004–2011
Data points
219

What the numbers show

Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 260,073 in South Africa; the lowest is 0 in Eritrea.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,636, and the mean is 20,617.

Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 26,866.7%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 100.0%).

Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Africa 260,073 2011 up 699.2% volatile
2 Zambia 71,429 2011 up 450.2% volatile
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 71,041 2011 up 3,846.7% volatile
4 Kenya 57,644 2011 up 173.6% rising
5 Mozambique 50,554 2011 up 1,521.9% volatile
6 Uganda 43,889 2011 up 455.1% volatile
7 Nigeria 40,517 2011 up 3,758.8% volatile
8 Zimbabwe 35,948 2011 up 549.6% volatile
9 Malawi 33,557 2011 up 1,134.2% volatile
10 Cameroon 15,190 2011 up 261.7% rising
11 Botswana 12,738 2011 up 21.2% rising
12 Côte d'Ivoire 10,875 2011 up 327.6% volatile
13 Eswatini 10,641 2011 up 1,697.5% rising
14 Lesotho 10,105 2011 up 1,130.8% volatile
15 Ethiopia 10,103 2011 up 626.8% volatile
16 Ghana 8,057 2011 up 4,010.7% volatile
17 Namibia 7,868 2011 up 598.8% rising
18 Rwanda 5,960 2011 up 43.9% rising
19 Togo 4,173 2011 up 2,218.3% volatile
20 Burkina Faso 3,098 2011 up 678.4% volatile
21 Central African Republic 2,874 2011 up 1,082.7% volatile
22 Burundi 2,670 2011 up 613.9% volatile
23 Sierra Leone 2,338 2011 up 13,652.9% volatile
24 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2,098 2011 up 148.0% rising
25 Guinea 1,921 2011 up 1,215.8% volatile
26 Niger 1,571 2011 — volatile
27 Mali 1,523 2011 up 1,650.6% volatile
28 Benin 1,115 2011 down 8.2% falling
29 Gambia 922 2011 up 959.8% volatile
30 Senegal 850 2011 up 1,391.2% volatile
31 Gabon 839 2011 up 832.2% volatile
32 Liberia 809 2011 up 26,866.7% volatile
33 Congo 233 2011 down 25.3% volatile
34 Madagascar 106 2011 up 1,225.0% volatile
35 Cape Verde 63 2011 up 425.0% rising
36 Mauritania 25 2011 up 150.0% volatile
37 Sao Tome and Principe 21 2011 up 950.0% volatile
38 Eritrea 0 2011 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals
Source
http://data.unaids.org/pub/GlobalReport/2008/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 219 data points, 2004–2011
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Number of HIV-infected pregnant women who received antiretrovirals during the last 12 months to reduce mother-to-child transmission. The purpose of this indicator is to assess progress in preventing vertical transmission of HIV.