Table 1.
Proportion of Muslim population, HIV prevalence, and number of WLHIV in the Muslim countries included in identifying potential articles. Adapted from Pew Research Centre (2011) and UNAIDS (2018)
| No. | Country | Muslim population (%)* | HIV prevalence (%) in adult population (15–49 years)** | Estimated number of WLHIV** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2017 | 2008 | 2017 | |||
| 1 | Afghanistan | 99.8 | … | … | … | … |
| 2 | Algeria | 98.2 | 0.13 | < 0.1 | 2300 | 6100 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 90.4 | 0.18 | < 0.1 | 2600 | 4400 |
| 4 | Chad | 55.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 53,000 | 62,000 |
| 5 | Egypt | 94.7 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | 1800 | 4800 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 88.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 120,000 | 220,000 |
| 7 | Iran | 99.7 | < 0.1 | 0.1 | 11,000 | 15,000 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 56.4 | < 0.1 | 0.2 | 2100 | 8000 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 88.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1000 | 2500 |
| 10 | Lebanon | 59.7 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 500 | < 500 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 61.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 14,000 | 17,000 |
| 12 | Morocco | 99.9 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | 5900 | 7800 |
| 13 | Niger | 98.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 15,000 | 16,000 |
| 14 | Pakistan | 96.4 | < 0.1 | 0.1 | 12,000 | 43,000 |
| 15 | South Sudan | 71.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 81,000 | 98,000 |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 99.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2100 | 3800 |
| 17 | Tunisia | 99.8 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 500 | < 1000 |
| 18 | Turkey | 98.6 | … | ... | … | … |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 96.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 9700 | 17,000 |
| 20 | Yemen | 99.0 | … | … | … | … |