Sociodemographic data
- Total population (in millions) : 192.8
- Maternal mortality per 100 000 live births :178
- Life expectancy at birth (years) : 66
- Total fertility rate (births per woman) : 3.7
- GNI per capita, PPP (current international US$) :5 320
- Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) : 2.6
- Health expenditure per capita (current US$) : 36
- Human Development Index Value :0.55
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 |
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People living with HIV (PLHIV) |
130 000 [120 000 - 150 000] |
20 639 |
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New infections |
19 000 [17 000 - 21 000] |
5156 |
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AIDS-related deaths |
5500 [4500 - 6600] |
320 |
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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) |
2.2 cluster sampling- (n=72,364)/ 2016 |
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136 000 (2011) |
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Men having sex with men (MSM) |
5.4% (n=6773) |
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People who inject drugs (PWIDs) |
38.4% (n=7862) |
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99 000 (2011) |
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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 |
.03% (n=26,510/ 42 sites in 9 districts, 2010 |
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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 |
Treat all |
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Recommended initiation threshold children |
Treat all |
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Policy of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women |
Option B+ |
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Implementation of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women |
Done in a small number of MCH sites |
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Implementation of national policy on viral load monitoring |
Not implemented |
HIV testing coverage in key populations *
Antiretroviral therapy and PMTCT coverage
References
1 http://www.prb.org/pdf16/prb-wpds2016-web-2016.pdf; (2) WHO.EMRO Regional Surveillance Data; (3) WHO/UNAIDS data spectrum 2016; (4) Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) 2016.*These are approximate estimations based on the latest available data for number of people tested and size estimates.

