Pakistan HIV country profile 2016

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

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Epidemiological data (2016)

HIV estimates and case notification

 

Estimated

Reported

HIV prevalence in general population

0.1

People living with HIV (PLHIV)

130 000 [120 000–150 000]

20 639

New infections

19 000 [17 000–21 000]

5156

AIDS-related deaths

5500 [4500–6600]

320

 

 

 

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HIV in specific populations

 

Survey data

 

Size estimate

Routine testing and VCT data

Key populations

 

 

 

No tested

HIV+ cases (%)

Sex workers (SW)

2.2 cluster sampling- (n=72,364)/ 2016

 

136,000 (2011)

 

 

Men having sex with men (MSM)

5.4% (n=6773)

 

 

 

 

People who inject drugs (PWIDs)

38.4% (n=7862)

 

99,000 (2011)

 

 

Prisoners

 

 

 

 

 

Populations in health settings

 

 

 

 

 

TB patients

 

 

 

 

 

Pregnant women

.03% (n=26,510/ 42 sites in 9 districts, 2010

 

 

 

 

Blood donors

 

 

 

 

 

Clients of testing services

 

 

 

 

 

Response

Policy implementation

Policy implementation

 

 

 

Implementation of national policy on HIV self-testing (HIVST)

Unknown

Treatment initiation threshold adults and adolescents

 

Treat All regardless of CD4 count

Implementation of Treat All adults and adolescents

 

Other

Treatment initiation threshold children

 

Treat All, with an age cut-off <5 years

Implementation of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women

Implemented in a small number (<50%) of MCH sites

Implementation of national policy on viral load monitoring

 

Partially implemented

HIV testing coverage in key populations *

Data not available.

Antiretroviral therapy and PMTCT coverage

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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.