Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Uganda
Uganda: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 75,634 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Uganda, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Uganda stood at 75,634.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Uganda peaked at 112,909 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28,590, in 2010.
Uganda ranks 3rd 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28,590 | — |
| 2011 | 48,206 | +68.6% |
| 2012 | 78,236 | +62.3% |
| 2013 | 88,266 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 112,909 | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 101,264 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 96,045 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 92,298 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 94,102 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 94,460 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90,909 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 87,713 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 77,299 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 78,482 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 81,445 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 75,634 | -7.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 75,634 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,046, 37.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 75,634 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,508, 16.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Uganda 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 | +68.6% | 28,590 | 48,206 |
| 2012 | +62.3% | 48,206 | 78,236 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83,438 | 28,590 | 112,909 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,914 | 75,634 | 90,909 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 1 South Africa 256,275 compare
- 2 Mozambique 107,820 compare
- 4 Tanzania 67,520 compare
- 5 Zambia 42,541 compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 40,300 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Uganda was 75,634 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 112,909 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,590 in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Uganda ranks 3rd out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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