Table 1.
Population, number and HIV prevalence, ART coverage, and establishment of national policy for public provision of ART (year), % of male deaths, HIV mortality rate ratios in men compared to women 1996-2007
| Country | Country population 2009 (in thousands) |
Number of persons living with HIV: Total/females 2001/2009 |
15-49 years old estimated HIV prevalence (%) 2001/2009 |
Estimated ART coverage (%) 2004** | Year of National ART Policy | % male deaths | Male-female HIV mortality rate ratio *** 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 40,666 | 110000/36000 | 0.4/0.5 | 88 | 19971 | 74.0% | 2.8 (2.7-2.9) |
| Brazil | 195424 | NA | [0.3-0.5]/[0.3-0.6]¥ | [70-95] ¥ | 19962 | 70.1% | 2.3 (2.3-2.4) |
| Chile | 17134 | 40000/12000 | 0.3/0.4 | 72 | 20013 | 87.45% | 6.9 (6.3-7.6) |
| Colombia | 46299 | 160000/50000 | 0.8/0.5 | 20 | 19994 | 81.1% | 4.3 (4.1-4.4) |
| Costa Rica | 4641 | 9800/2800 | 0.2/0.3 | 95 | 19975 | 84.8% | 5.6 (4.8-6.4) |
| Ecuador | 13772 | 37000/11000 | 0.5/0.4 | 10 | 20036 | 82.6% | 4.7 (4.4-5.1) |
| El Salvador | 6193 | 34000/11000 | 0.8/0.8 | 23 | 20047 | 72.3% | 2.6 (2.4-2.8) |
| Mexico | 110647 | 220000/59000 | 0.3/0.3 | 46 | 20038 | 83.8% | 5.2 (5.0-5.3) |
| Panama | 3507 | 20000/6300 | 1.4/0.9 | 25 | 20019 | 75.0% | 3.0 (2.8-3.2) |
| Uruguay | 3373 | 9900/3100 | 0.4/0.5 | 95 | 199710 | 76.4% | 3.2 (2.8-3.8) |
| Venezuela | 29044 | NA | NA | NA | 199911 | 81.7% | 4.5 (4.3-4.7) |
Source column #1: UN Population projections. Source columns #3, 4 and 5: UNAIDS. Report on the global AIDS epidemic 2010, Geneva, 2010
* Data unavailable for: Panama for 2005; Uruguay for 2002.
ART: antiretroviral therapy
IRR = Incidence rate ratio
** ART coverage using as numerator persons reported on treatment at end of reporting year and denominator the estimated treatment need criteria CD4 < 200.
1. National UNGASS report-Argentina, 2008
2. National UNGASS report -Brasil, 2008
3. National UNGASS report -Chile, 2008
4. OPS/ORAS/ONUSIDA Análisis de la situación de VIH en la subregión andina, 2003-2008, March 2007.
5. National UNGASS report -Costa Rica, 2008
6. National UNGASS report -Ecuador, 2008
7. National UNGASS report -El Salvador, 2008
8. National UNGASS report -México, 2008
9. National UNGASS report -Panamá, 2008
10. Ministerio de Salud Publica. Resolution Nª171/1997, that includes universal access to ARV drugs to all AIDS patients. Uruguay 1997
11. PAHO. Legislation and milestones on access to treatment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Pan American Health Organization. August 2003. Last accessed 30/1/2010. Available at http://www.paho.org/Spanish/AD/FCH/AI/acceso-arv-06.doc
*** Ratios adjusted for age groups and over time for the study period, p < 0.000 for all rate ratios.
NA: Not available
¥: point estimate unavailable for Brazil, modelled uncertainty interval provided