Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Botswana
Botswana: Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
In 2024, share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Botswana stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Botswana peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Botswana 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +112.5% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +47.1% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +36.0% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +62.8% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Botswana 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 | +112.5% | 8.0% | 17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 8.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 70.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,910 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,910 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Botswana?
- Share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Botswana was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Botswana ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral medicine is used to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.