Congo, Dem. Rep.'s antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) was 32% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 11 percentage points from 43% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 32% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 51% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 43% | 2014 |
| Highest | 55% | 2016 |
| Lowest | 0% | 2000 |
| Average since 2015 | 43.2% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 0% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) fell 2 percentage points on 2023 (from 34% to 32%).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +1.48 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.59 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 9 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2.36 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 67th highest value of the 76 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 32% | 2024 |
| World | 84% | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 89.46% | 2024 |
| Low income | 81.84% | 2024 |
Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2024 ranking
- Honduras — 64th of 76: 42%
- Mauritania — 65th of 76: 39%
- Djibouti — 66th of 76: 38%
- Tunisia — 68th of 76: 32%
- Madagascar — 69th of 76: 30%
- Papua New Guinea — 70th of 76: 28%
What this measures
Percentage of pregnant women with HIV who receive antiretroviral medicine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 25 values
| Year | Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2020 | 44 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2016 | 55 |
| 2015 | 51 |
| 2014 |
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) in nearby economies
- Angola — 79% (2024)
- Benin — 90% (2024)
- Botswana — 100% (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 69% (2024)
- Burundi — 65% (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 80% (2024)
- Cameroon — 59% (2024)
- Central African Republic — 69% (2024)
More health data for Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 17.76% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 18.23% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 25.86 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 45.48% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 25.99 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 46.42% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 51.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 45.95% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 15.08% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV)?
- 32% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 32 percentage points from 0% in 2000. The highest value was 55% in 2016 and the lowest 0% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?
- 67th highest of 76 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.PMTC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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