Lebanon HIV country profile 2016

Sociodemographic data

  • Total population (in millions) : 6.0
  • Maternal mortality per 100 000 live births: 15
  • Life expectancy at birth (years) : 79
  • Total fertility rate (births per woman) : 1.7
  • GNI per capita, PPP (current international US$) :13 750
  • Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) : 6.4
  • Health expenditure per capita (current US$) : 569
  • Human Development Index Value :0.76

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 [<0.1 - <0.1]

People living with HIV (PLHIV)

2200 [2000 - 2600]

1130

New infections

<200 [<200 - <200]

108

AIDS-related deaths

<100 [<100 - <100]

2

 

 

 

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HIV in specific populations

 

Survey data

 

Size estimate

Routine testing and VCT data

Key populations

Prevalence

 

 

No tested

HIV+ cases (%)

Sex workers (SW)

 

Men having sex with men (MSM)

12.6% (n=292)/RDS greater Beirut 2015

 

4220 (greater Beirut)

People who inject drugs (PWIDs)

 

3114 (greater Beirut)

Prisoners

 

        2500         

0.08%

Populations in health settings

 

 

 

 

 

TB patients

 

 

 

469

0%

Pregnant women

 

 

 

Blood donors

 

 

 

Clients of testing services

 

 

 

Response

Policy implementation

 

 

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

Policy on HIVST but still not implemented

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 countrywide

Implementation of national policy on viral load monitoring

Fully 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.