Coverage and need for antiretroviral treatment (ART)
Estimated number of people receiving ART, needing ART and percentage coverage
in low- and middle-income countries according to region, December 2007
Geographical region
Receiving ART
[range]Needing ART
[range]
Coverage
[range]
Sub-Saharan Africa
2 120 000
[1 925 000–2 315 000]7 000 000
[6 250 000–7 900 000]30%
[27%–34%]
Latin America and the Caribbean
390 000
[350 000–430 000]630 000
[550 000–770 000]62%
[51%–70%]
East, South and South-East Asia
420 000
[375 000–465 000]1 700 000
[1 300 000–2 100 000]25%
[20%–32%]
Europe and Central Asia
54 000
[51 000–57 000]320 000
[240 000–440 000]17%
[12%–22%]
North Africa and the Middle East
7 000
[6 000–8 000]100 000
[70 000–135 000]7%
[5%–10%]
Total
2 990 000
[2 700 000–3 280 000]9 700 000
[8 700 000–11 000 000]31%
[27%–34%]
Please see Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector. Progress report 2008 for more information.