Tunisia HIV country profile 2016

Sociodemographic data

  • Total population (in millions) : 11.4
  • Maternal mortality per 100 000 live births :62
  • Life expectancy at birth (years) : 75
  • Total fertility rate (births per woman) : 2.2
  • GNI per capita, PPP (current international US$) :11 100
  • Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) : 7.0
  • Health expenditure per capita (current US$) : 305
  • Human Development Index Value :0.73

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)

2900 [2000 - 4000]

1719

New infections

<500 [<200 - <1000]

164

AIDS related deaths

<100 [<100 - <200]

20

 

 

 

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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)

0.9% (2014) (TLS)

 

 

84

.04%

Men having Sex with Men (MSM)

9.1% (2014) (TLS)

 

 

175

.5%

People who inject drugs (PWIDs)

2.7% (2011) (RDS)

 

 

190

3.6%

Prisoners

 

 

 

1,439 (2015)

0.1%

Populations in health settings

 

 

 

 

 

TB patients

 

 

 

2560(2015)

0%

Pregnant women

 

 

 

11,294

0%

Blood Donors

 

 

 

206,740

.02%

Clients of testing services

 

 

 

 

 

Response

Policy implementation

 

 

 

Treatment initiation threshold adults and adolescents

 

≤500 CD4 cells/mm3

Implementation of Treat All adults and adolescents

 

Data not reported

Treatment initiation threshold children

 

Treat All, with an age cut-off <1 year

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

 

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.