Saudi Arabia HIV country profile 2016

Sociodemographic data

  • Population:  32.28 m; 78.4% urban population
  • GNI (per capita):  55.860

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

 

People living with HIV (PLHIV)

8200 [7400 - 9000]

6674

New infections

434

AIDS-related deaths

39

 

 

 

 

 

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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)

NA

 

 

 

 

Men having sex with men (MSM)

NA

 

 

 

 

People who inject drugs (PWIDs)

NA

 

10 000 (2008)

 

 

Prisoners

 

 

 

41 698 (2015)

0.3%

Populations in health settings

 

 

 

 

 

TB patients

 

 

 

3286 (2015)

0.7%

Pregnant women

 

 

 

 

 

Blood donors

 

 

 

 

 

Clients of testing services

 

 

 

 

 


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.