Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 24 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 24. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 40 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2025.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31 | — |
| 2011 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39 | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 25 | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 39 | +56.0% |
| 2015 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 30 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 29 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 35 | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 31 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 35 | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 31 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24 | -22.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 24 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 886, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 24 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,508, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.4 | 25 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31 | 24 | 35 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Sao Tome and Principe was 24 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2025.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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