Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Suriname
Suriname: Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy was 66.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 66.0% for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Suriname peaked at 86.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 56th 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 2.0% | — |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +500.0% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +191.7% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +46.3% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 66.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 66.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 97% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Suriname 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 | +500.0% | 2.0% | 12.0% |
| 2005 | +191.7% | 12.0% | 35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 0.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 54.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 66.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 54 Dominican Republic 68.0% compare
- 54 Laos 68.0% compare
- 56 El Salvador 66.0% compare
- 58 Burundi 65.0% compare
- 58 Nepal 65.0% compare
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Suriname?
- Share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Suriname was 66.0% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Suriname ranks 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.