Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Peru
Peru: Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Peru, 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 Peru stood at 91.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Peru peaked at 96.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 25th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 22.0% | — |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +90.9% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -35.7% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -48.1% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +157.1% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +52.8% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +47.5% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 91.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Peru's 91.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Peru 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 | +157.1% | 14.0% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 0.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 40.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 88.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Peru?
- Share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Peru was 91.0% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Peru ranks 25th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.