Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Namibia
Namibia: Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy was 97.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 97.0%.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Namibia 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | — |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +600.0% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +51.4% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +10.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 97.0% 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 Namibia 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 | +600.0% | 1.0% | 7.0% |
| 2005 | +400.0% | 7.0% | 35.0% |
| 2006 | +51.4% | 35.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 58.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 88.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Namibia?
- Share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Namibia was 97.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Namibia ranks 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Antiretroviral medicine is used to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.