Country factsheets

AFGHANISTAN | 2020

HIV and AIDS Estimates

Adults and children living with 12 000 [4700 - 43 000]

HIV
Adults aged 15 and over living with 11 000 [4500 - 41 000]
HIV

Women aged 15 and over living with 3300 [1300 - 11 000]

HIV

Men aged 15 and over living with 8000 [3200 - 30 000]

HIV

Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV <1000 [<500 - 1800]

Adult aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence <0.1 [<0.1 - 0.2]

rate
Women aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence <0.1 [<0.1 - 0.1]
rate

Men aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence <0.1 [<0.1 - 0.3]

rate

HIV prevalence among young women <0.1 [<0.1 - <0.1]

HIV prevalence among young men <0.1 [<0.1 - <0.1]

Adults and children newly infected 1600 [<500 - 6100]

with HIV
Adults aged 15 and over newly 1400 [<500 - 5700]
infected with HIV

Women aged 15 and over newly <500 [<200 - 1700]

infected with HIV

Men aged 15 and over newly infected 1000 [<500 - 4100]

with HIV

Children aged 0 to 14 newly infected <200 [<100 - <500]

with HIV

HIV incidence per 1000 population 0.08 [0.02 - 0.31]

(adults 15-49)
HIV incidence per 1000 population 0.04 [0.01 - 0.16]
(all ages)

Adult and child deaths due to <1000 [<200 - 1900]

AIDS
Deaths due to AIDS among adults <500 [<200 - 1600]
aged 15 and over

Deaths due to AIDS among women <200 [<100 - <500]

aged 15 and over

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Deaths due to AIDS among men aged <500 [<200 - 1200]

15 and over

Deaths due to AIDS among children <100 [<100 - <500]

aged 0 to 14

Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 6700 [3400 - 17 000]

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Epidemic transition metrics

Percent change in new HIV infections 121
since 2010

Percent change in AIDS-related 123

deaths since 2010

Incidence : prevalence ratio 13.18

Incidence : mortality ratio 2.62

HIV testing and treatment cascade

People living with HIV 12 000 [4700 - 43 000]

People living with HIV who know 3000
their status
Percent of people living with HIV 26 [10 - 93]
who know their status

People living with HIV who are on 1100

ART
Percent of people living with HIV 9 [4 - 34]
who are on ART

People living with HIV who have ...

suppressed viral loads
Percent of people living with HIV ... [... - ...]
who have suppressed viral loads

Antiretroviral therapy (ART)

Coverage of adults and children 9 [4 - 34]

receiving ART (%)
Adults aged 15 and over receiving 9 [4 - 33]
ART

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Women aged 15 and over receiving 9 [4 - 33]

ART

Men aged 15 and over receiving ART 9 [4 - 33]

Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART 11 [5 - 34]

Number of adults and children 1094

receiving ART (#)
Adults aged 15 and over receiving 1034
ART

Women aged 15 and over receiving 308

ART

Men aged 15 and over receiving ART 726

Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART 60

Late HIV diagnosis [with the initial 45

CD4 cell count <200 cells/ mm3]
(%)
Female adults (15+) 25

Male adults (15+) 52

Children (0-14)

Late HIV diagnosis [with the initial 69

CD4 cell count <350 cells/ mm3]
(%)
Female adults (15+) 50

Male adults (15+) 76

Children (0-14)

Elimination of mother-to-child transmission

Coverage of pregnant women who 10 [4 - 33]

receive ARV for PMTCT (%)
Pregnant women who received ARV 26
for PMTCT (#)

Pregnant women needing ARV for <500 [<200 - <1000]

PMTCT (#)

Early infant diagnosis (%) 5 [1 - 13]

Final vertical transmission rate 45.03 [38.75 - 50.41]
including during
breastfeeding

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New HIV infections averted due to <100 [<100 - <100]

PMTCT (%)
Number of HIV-exposed children 1400 [<1000 - 3500]
who are uninfected

Sex workers
Population size estimate (#) 11 000 Region: Kabul,
Herat, Mazar,and
Jalalabad;
Method: Key
informant
interview,
mapping and
enumeration with
revers tracking
method (RTM),
multiplier
method, capture
recapture method,
wisdom of the
crowed and
anchored
multiplier;
Source: PSE
survey 2019

HIV prevalence (%) 0.3

Condom use (%) 51.5

Active syphilis (%) 0.4 Source: Routine

health
information
systems 2018

Hepatitis B and coinfection with Source: National

HIV (%) program data

Hepatitis C and coinfection with Source: National

HIV (%) program data

Men who have sex with men

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Population size estimate (#) 10 000 Region: Kabul,

Herat, Mazar ,
Jalalabad,
Kunduz and
Kandahar;
Method: Key
informant
interview,
mapping and
enumeration with
revers tracking
method (RTM),
multiplier
method, capture
recapture method,
wisdom of the
crowed and
anchored
multiplier;
Source: PSE
survey

HIV prevalence (%) 0.5 Source: IBBS

Condom use (%) 17.4

Active syphilis (%) 0.8 Source: Routine

Health
Information
Systems, 2018

Hepatitis B and coinfection with Source: National

HIV (%) program data

Hepatitis C and coinfection with Source: National

HIV (%) program data

People who inject drugs

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Population size estimate (#) 26 000 Region: Kabul,

Herat, Mazar,
Jalalabad,
Kunduz,
Faizabad,
Kandahar and
Zaranj; Method:
Key informant
interview,
mapping and
enumeration with
revers tracking
method (RTM),
Multiplier
method, Capture
recapture,
Wisdom of the
crowds and
anchored
multiplier;
Source: PSE
survey

HIV prevalence (%) 4.4

Condom use (%) 23.4 Source: IBBS,

2012

Safe injecting practices (%) 94

Needles and syringes distributed 112

per person who injects drugs (#)

Coverage of opioid substitution 4.8 Source: National

therapy programme data,
2019

Hepatitis B and coinfection with 0.03 Source: National

HIV (%) program data

Hepatitis C and coinfection with 0.2 Source: National

HIV (%) program data

Prisoners

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Population size estimate (#) 2800 Region: Herat and

Kabul; Source:
Central Prison
Deportment
(CPD)

HIV prevention programmes in 32 425 Source: Routine

prisons: condoms distributed (#) programme data,
2019

HIV prevention programmes in 251 Source: Routine

prisons: prisoners receiving programme data,
opioid substitution therapy (#) 2019

Prevalence of TB infection Source: Routine

among prisoners (%) programme data,
2019

Prevalence of hepatitis C Type of infection

infection among prisoners (%) (HCV or
HCV/HIV) not
specified; Source:
Routine
programme data,
2019

Stigma and discrimination

Percentage of adults (15-49) who 60.2 Source: 2015 DHS
responded No to the question:
Would you buy fresh vegetables
from a shopkeeper or vendor if
you knew that this person had
HIV?

Percentage of adults (15-49) who

responded No to the question:
Do you think that children living
with HIV should be able to
attend school with children who
are HIV negative?

Percentage of adults (15-49) who

responded No to both questions

Gender

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Prevalence of recent intimate 46.1 Source: 2015

partner violence among women DHS
aged 15-49 (%)
Prevalence of recent intimate 28.7 Source: 2015
partner violence among women DHS
aged 15-19 (%)

Prevalence of recent intimate 41.1 Source: 2015

partner violence among women DHS
aged 20-24 (%)

Prevalence of recent intimate 48.9 Source: 2015

partner violence among women DHS
aged 25-49 (%)

Women aged 15-49 who have 42.2 Source: 2015

their demand for family planning DHS
satisfied by modern methods
(%)
Women aged 15-19 who have 20.8 Source: 2015
their demand for family planning DHS
satisfied by modern methods (%)

Women aged 20-24 who have 34.1 Source: 2015

their demand for family planning DHS
satisfied by modern methods (%)

Women aged 25-49 who have 46.4 Source: 2015

their demand for family planning DHS
satisfied by modern methods (%)

Young people

Knowledge about HIV prevention 1.75 Source: DHS

among young people aged 2015
15-24
Knowledge about HIV 1 Source: DHS
prevention among young women 2015
aged 15-24

Knowledge about HIV 6.3 Source: DHS

prevention among young men 2015
aged 15-24

HIV expenditure

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Total country-reported HIV Source:GAM_202

expenditure (USD) 1
HIV expenditure from domestic Source:GAM_20
public sources (USD) 21

HIV expenditure from domestic Source:GAM_20

private sources (USD) 21

HIV expenditure from Source:GAM_20

international sources (USD) 21

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