Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 90.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 90.4% 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 0.8% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi peaked at 90.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Malawi 17th out of 149 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 0.0% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 27.1% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 84.8% | 90.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi was 90.4% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.