Sudan HIV country profile 2016

Sociodemographic data

  • Total population (in millions) 41.2
  • Maternal mortality per 100 000 live births : 311
  • Life expectancy at birth (years) : 63
  • Total fertility rate (births per woman) : 4.5
  • GNI per capita, PPP (current international US$) :3 990
  • Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) : 8.4
  • Health expenditure per capita (current US$) : 130
  • Human Development Index Value : 0.49

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

0.2 [0.1 - 0.4]

People living with HIV (PLHIV)

56 000

21,471

New infections

5,000 [1900 - 9400] 4,309

AIDS-related deaths

3,000 [2200 - 4300] 178

 

 

 

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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)

1.3% (n=4134) in 2015

 

131

0.7%

Men having sex with men (MSM)

1.4% (n=4142) in 2015

 

4123

1%

People who inject drugs (PWIDs)

 

Prisoners

 

Populations in health settings

 

 

 

 

 

TB patients

 

 

 

3659

7.7%

Pregnant women

 

 

 

90,865

0.1%

Blood Donors

 

 

 

317,210

0.5%

Clients of testing services

 

 

 

59815

4.8%

Response

Policy implementation

 

 

Policy CD4 threshold adults and adolescents

CD4 <=500 cells/mm3

Recommended initiation threshold  children

< 5 years (as per WHO 2013 guidelines)

Policy of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women

Option B+

Implementation of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women

Done country-wide

Implementation of national policy on viral load monitoring

Not implemented

HIV testing coverage in key populations *

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.