World Health Organization
منظمة الصحة العالمية
Organisation mondiale de la Santé

HIV country profiles, 2020

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Summary

Trends in new HIV infections

12 countries are experiencing increase in new HIV infections since their baseline in 2010 (Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen).

5 countries have managed to bringdown the curve of new HIV infections (Djibouti, Islamic Republic of Iran, Morocco, Somalia and Syria). 

Trends in AIDS-related deaths

10 countries have had an increase in AIDS-related deaths since 2010 (Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen).

7 countries have a decrease in AIDS-related deaths since 2010 (Djibouti, Islamic Republic of Iran, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Somalia and Sudan). 

5 countries have no data (Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman and Palestine).

Overall in the Region, there has been a 41% increase in new HIV infections and a 55% increase in AIDS–related deaths since 2010.

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Afghanistan

Bahrain

Djibouti

Egypt

Iraq

Islamic Republic of Iran

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

Sudan

Syria

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Epidemic transition in the Eastern Mediterranean Region since 2010

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