Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 74.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bahamas stood at 74.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bahamas peaked at 74.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 67th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +129.2% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +528.1% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +6.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 74.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.3%, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 74.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.0%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +528.1% | 2.6% | 16.6% |
| 2001 | +129.2% | 1.1% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 1.1% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 30.3% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 69.9% | 74.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bahamas?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bahamas was 74.4% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Bahamas ranks 67th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.