As of 2021, 1.9 million people in Nigeria were infected with HIV. About 90 percent of them were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), which equals to about 1.7 million people.
Number of adults and children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in in 2021, by gender
Characteristic
Number of individuals
Adults aged 15 years and older
1,679,660
Women aged 15 years and older*
1,094,508
Men aged 15 years and older
585,152
Children aged 0 to 14 years
54,410
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of individuals1,679,6601,679,6601,094,5081,094,508585,152585,15254,41054,410Adults aged 15 years and olderWomen aged 15 years and older*Men aged 15 years and olderChildren aged 0 to 14 years
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UNAIDS. (August 24, 2022). Number of adults and children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262146/number-of-people-living-with-hiv-receiving-art-treatment-in-nigeria-by-gender/
UNAIDS. "Number of adults and children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in in 2021, by gender." Chart. August 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262146/number-of-people-living-with-hiv-receiving-art-treatment-in-nigeria-by-gender/
UNAIDS. (2022). Number of adults and children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in in 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262146/number-of-people-living-with-hiv-receiving-art-treatment-in-nigeria-by-gender/
UNAIDS. "Number of Adults and Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (Art) in in 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262146/number-of-people-living-with-hiv-receiving-art-treatment-in-nigeria-by-gender/
UNAIDS, Number of adults and children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in in 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262146/number-of-people-living-with-hiv-receiving-art-treatment-in-nigeria-by-gender/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Number of adults and children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in in 2021, by gender [Graph], UNAIDS, August 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262146/number-of-people-living-with-hiv-receiving-art-treatment-in-nigeria-by-gender/
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