Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia
Malaysia: Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy was 131 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 131 for reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia peaked at 326 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 71st out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50 | — |
| 2001 | 81 | +62.0% |
| 2002 | 111 | +37.0% |
| 2003 | 142 | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 173 | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 202 | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 230 | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 256 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 279 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 299 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 314 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 326 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 319 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 322 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 310 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 296 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 281 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 263 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 251 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 236 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 224 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 210 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 192 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 169 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 144 | -14.8% |
| 2025 | 131 | -9.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 131 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.5, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 131 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 290, 45% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +62.0% | 50 | 81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 182.3 | 50 | 299 | 10 |
| 2010s | 291.8 | 236 | 326 | 10 |
| 2020s | 178.33 | 131 | 224 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 69 Kyrgyzstan 153 compare
- 70 Honduras 150 compare
- 71 Eritrea 131 compare
- 71 Romania 131 compare
- 74 Republic of Moldova 126 compare
More health data for Malaysia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia?
- Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia was 131 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 326 in 2011.
- What is the lowest reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Malaysia ranks 71st out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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