Somalia HIV country profile 2016

Sociodemographic data

  • Total population (in millions) : 14.3
  • Maternal mortality per 100 000 live births :732
  • Life expectancy at birth (years) : 55
  • Total fertility rate (births per woman) : 6.6
  • GDP (current US$): 6.2
  • Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) : 0.0
  • Health expenditure per capita (current US$) : 
  • Human Development Index Value : 

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

0.4

 

People living with HIV (PLHIV)

24 000 [16 000 - 33 000]

6049

New infections

1800 [<1000 - 2900]

1084

AIDS-related deaths

1700 [1200 - 2300]

171

 

 

 

 

 

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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)

5.3% (RDS, n=237) in 2011

 

Clients of FSW: 2599 in Mogadishu, 1828 in Hargeisa, 3469 in Bossaso

 

 

Men having sex with men (MSM)

 

 

 

 

 

People who inject drugs (PWIDs)

 

 

 

 

 

Prisoners

 

 

 

 

 

Populations in health settings

 

 

 

 

 

TB patients

2.1% (n=383/ 7 sites south central zone)

 

 

11,567

1.5%

Pregnant women

 

 

 

107,000

0.2%

Blood donors

 

 

 

44,737

0.2%

Clients of testing services

 

 

 

 

 

Response

Policy implementation

 

 

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

Policy on HIVST in development

Treatment initiation threshold adults and adolescents

 

Treat All regardless of CD4 count

Implementation of Treat All adults and adolescents

 

Implemented countrywide

Treatment initiation threshold children

 

Treat All regardless of age

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

 

Not implemented

HIV testing coverage in key populations *

No data 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.