Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy was 68.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Dominican Republic is 68.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Dominican Republic peaked at 68.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 54th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +333.3% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +69.2% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +41.4% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +69.6% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 68.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 68.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +333.3% | 3.0% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 0.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 29.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 23.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 51 Libya 70.0% compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 69.0% compare
- 52 Central African Republic 69.0% compare
- 54 Laos 68.0% compare
- 56 El Salvador 66.0% compare
- 56 Suriname 66.0% compare
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Dominican Republic?
- Share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Dominican Republic was 68.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 54th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.