Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Namibia
Namibia: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 8,349 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,349
Change on year
down 20.3%
World rank
15th
of 115 countries
All-time high
14,951
in 2020
All-time low
7,478
in 2012
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Namibia, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 8,349 for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Namibia peaked at 14,951 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,478, in 2012.
That places Namibia 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,695 | — |
| 2011 | 8,413 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 7,478 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 9,412 | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 10,827 | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 11,475 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 11,838 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 12,627 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 12,531 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12,522 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14,951 | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 13,433 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 11,662 | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 9,766 | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 10,471 | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 8,349 | -20.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 8,349 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 886, 9.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 8,349 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,508, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,482 | 7,478 | 12,627 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,439 | 8,349 | 14,951 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 12,034 compare
- 13 Cameroon 11,919 compare
- 14 Ethiopia 11,536 compare
- 16 Central African Republic 8,047 compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 7,272 compare
- 18 Botswana 6,743 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Namibia?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Namibia was 8,349 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,951 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,478 in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Namibia ranks 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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