Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Malawi
Malawi: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 30,081 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Malawi, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Malawi is 30,081, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Malawi peaked at 46,870 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13,967, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 8th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,967 | — |
| 2011 | 25,314 | +81.2% |
| 2012 | 30,234 | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 35,757 | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 37,068 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 40,881 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 42,490 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 44,601 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 46,870 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 42,720 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 42,395 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 38,724 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 34,685 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 34,183 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 32,660 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 30,081 | -7.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 30,081 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,046, 14.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 30,081 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,508, 6.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +81.2% | 13,967 | 25,314 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35,990 | 13,967 | 46,870 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,455 | 30,081 | 42,395 | 6 |
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More health data for Malawi
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Malawi?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Malawi was 30,081 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 46,870 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,967 in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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