Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in Malawi
Malawi: Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads was 86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in Malawi, 2015–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in Malawi stood at 86. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in Malawi peaked at 86 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2015.
That places Malawi 20th out of 86 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52 | — |
| 2016 | 59 | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 63 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 70 | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 75 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86 | +2.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 86 is above the median for low income countries, which is 80, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.8 | 52 | 75 | 5 |
| 2020s | 83 | 80 | 86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in Malawi?
- Percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in Malawi was 86 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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