Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 27,728 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
27,728
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
9th
of 115 countries
All-time high
60,120
in 2014
All-time low
26,566
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Nigeria, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Nigeria stood at 27,728.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Nigeria peaked at 60,120 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26,566, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 9th of 115 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26,847 | — |
| 2011 | 32,319 | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 37,869 | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 51,423 | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 60,120 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 52,276 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 55,192 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 49,376 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 42,270 | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 41,714 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 36,701 | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 34,600 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 32,276 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 31,095 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 26,566 | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 27,728 | +4.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 27,728 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 886, 31.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 27,728 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,508, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44,941 | 26,847 | 60,120 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,494 | 26,566 | 36,701 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Nigeria?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Nigeria was 27,728 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 60,120 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,566 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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