Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 7,272 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Sierra Leone, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 7,272 for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 126.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Sierra Leone peaked at 7,272 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,805, in 2010.
Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 115 countries on this measure, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,805 | — |
| 2011 | 2,338 | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 3,018 | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 2,686 | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 2,585 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3,212 | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 3,328 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3,802 | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 4,336 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 4,114 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 3,970 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 5,004 | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 4,449 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 5,390 | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 5,345 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 7,272 | +36.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 7,272 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,046, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 7,272 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,508, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,122 | 1,805 | 4,336 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,238 | 3,970 | 7,272 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Sierra Leone?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Sierra Leone was 7,272 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7,272 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,805 in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Sierra Leone ranks 17th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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