Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 71.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 71.9% for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Eritrea peaked at 71.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Eritrea 74th out of 149 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 25.8% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 69.3% | 71.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Eritrea?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Eritrea was 71.9% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Eritrea ranks 74th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.