Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Kenya
Kenya: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 38,491 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Kenya, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 38,491 for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Kenya peaked at 59,304 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38,491, in 2025.
That places Kenya 7th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41,575 | — |
| 2011 | 55,641 | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 44,388 | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 44,558 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 50,259 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 59,024 | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 59,297 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 53,067 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 57,523 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 59,304 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 53,980 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 52,407 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 46,361 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 48,382 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 42,302 | -12.6% |
| 2025 | 38,491 | -9.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 38,491 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 886, 43.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 38,491 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,508, 8.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52,464 | 41,575 | 59,304 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,987 | 38,491 | 53,980 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Kenya?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Kenya was 38,491 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 59,304 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,491 in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Kenya ranks 7th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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