Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male (%) was 62.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Bhutan stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 121.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Bhutan peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 94th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.0% | — |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 62.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.0%, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 62.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 62.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male (%) in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +300.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 13.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 55.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 92 Bulgaria 63.0% compare
- 92 Somalia 63.0% compare
- 94 Guinea-Bissau 62.0% compare
- 94 East Timor 62.0% compare
- 97 Central African Republic 61.0% compare
- 97 Costa Rica 61.0% compare
- 97 Laos 61.0% compare
- 97 Montenegro 61.0% compare
- 97 Paraguay 61.0% compare
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Bhutan?
- Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male in Bhutan was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest access to anti-retroviral drugs, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to anti-retroviral drugs, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for access to anti-retroviral drugs, male?
- Bhutan ranks 94th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to anti-retroviral drugs, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of adult males living with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy.