- Name
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population (by age group, sex and key populations)
- Indicator purpose
- The purpose of this indicator is to provide a measure of progress toward preventing onward transmission of HIV.
- Abstract
- This indicator measures the number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations as defined as the number of new HIV infections per 1000 person-years among the uninfected population.
- Contact organization / person
- Ministry of Health
- Unit of measure
- Number of new HIV diagnoses per 1,000 population.
- Other characteristics
- The incidence rate provides a measure of progress toward preventing onward transmission of HIV.
- Classification used
- HIV is the virus that weakens the immune system, ultimately leading to AIDS. HIV incidence (sometimes referred to as cumulative incidence) is the number of new cases arising in a given period in a specified population. UNAIDS normally refers to the number of adults aged 15-49 years or children (aged 0–14 years) who have become infected during the past year.
- Disaggregation
- is by general population, Age groups (0-14, 15-24, 15-49, 50+ years), sex (male, female, both).
- Key statistical concepts
- Special diagnostic tests in surveys or from health facilities can be used to obtain data on HIV incidence. HIV incidence is thus modelled using the Spectrum software.
- Recommended uses
- Associated ministries tasked with undertaking this indicator should support funding towards reproductive and sexual healthcare services and education.
- Other comments
- All the metadata shown in this document was gathered from United Nation Statistics Division. The metadata was extracted from https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/.
- Baseline
- 225 new cases (2016) 119 male and 106 female
- Target 2020
- Reduce new HIV infections by 20%
- Target 2030
- Reduce new HIV infections by 50%
