Sociodemographic data
- Population: 33.4 million; percentage of urban population: 27%
- Births per 1000 population: 37
- Deaths per 1000 population: 8
- Infant mortality rate: 68
- Human development index rank: 171 (low)
- Gross national income (per capita): US$ 1990 (low income)
HIV care cascade and progress towards 90-90-90
Epidemiological data (2016)
HIV estimates and case notification
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Estimated |
Reported |
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HIV prevalence in general population |
0.1 |
NA |
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People Living with HIV (PLHIV) |
7500 [3900 – 19,000] |
2131 |
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New infections |
204 |
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AIDS related deaths |
26 |
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HIV in specific populations
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Survey data |
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Size estimate |
Routine testing and VCT data |
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Key populations |
Prevalence |
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No tested |
HIV+ cases (%) |
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Sex workers (SW) |
12.9 |
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NA |
363 (2014) |
47 |
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Men having sex with men (MSM) |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
NA |
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People who inject drugs (PWIDs) |
NA |
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Prisoners |
NA |
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Populations in health settings |
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TB patients |
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Pregnant women |
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Blood donors |
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Clients of testing services |
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Response
Policy implementation
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Policy CD4 threshold adults and adolescents |
Unknown |
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Recommended initiation threshold adults and adolescents |
Treat all regardless of CD4 count |
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Implementation of Treat All adults and adolescents |
Implemented countrywide |
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Treatment initiation threshold children |
Treat all regardless of age |
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Implementation of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women |
Data not reported |
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Implementation of national policy on viral load monitoring |
Fully implemented |
HIV testing coverage in key populations *
Data not available
Antiretroviral therapy and PMTCT coverage
References
(1) http://www.prb.org/pdf16/prb-wpds2016-web-2016.pdf; (2) WHO.EMRO Regional Surveillance Data; (3) UNAIDS/WHO estimates 2016; (4) Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) 2016.
*No of people diagnosed is not reported online but calculated based on the reported PLHIV who are alive over the estimated no of PLHIV.
