Country factsheets

COLOMBIA | 2017

HIV and AIDS Estimates

Adults and children living with 150 000 [120 000 - 180 000]
HIV
Adults aged 15 and over living with 150 000 [120 000 - 180 000]
HIV

Women aged 15 and over living with 37 000 [31 000 - 44 000]
HIV

Men aged 15 and over living with 110 000 [90 000 - 130 000]
HIV

Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV 1800 [1400 - 2300]

Adult aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence 0.5 [0.4 - 0.6]

rate
Women aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence 0.2 [0.2 - 0.3]
rate

Men aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence 0.7 [0.6 - 0.9]

rate

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

HIV prevalence among young men 0.3 [0.2 - 0.4]

Adults and children newly infected ... [... - ...]

with HIV
Adults aged 15 and over newly ... [... - ...]
infected with HIV

Women aged 15 and over newly ... [... - ...]

infected with HIV

Men aged 15 and over newly infected ... [... - ...]

with HIV

Children aged 0 to 14 newly infected ... [... - ...]

with HIV

HIV incidence per 1000 population ... [... - ...]

(adults 15-49)
HIV incidence per 1000 population ... [... - ...]
(all ages)

Adult and child deaths due to 4400 [3100 - 6100]

AIDS
Deaths due to AIDS among adults 4300 [3000 - 5900]
aged 15 and over

Deaths due to AIDS among women 1400 [1100 - 1900]

aged 15 and over

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Deaths due to AIDS among men aged 2800 [1900 - 4000]

15 and over

Deaths due to AIDS among children <200 [<200 - <500]

aged 0 to 14

Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 53 000 [44 000 - 65 000]

17

Epidemic transition metrics

Percent change in AIDS-related deaths -53
since 2010

Incidence-to-prevalence ratio ...

Incidence:mortality ratio ...

HIV testing and treatment cascade

People living with HIV who know their ...

status
Percent of people living with HIV ... [... - ...]
who know their status

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 54 [44 - 64]

receiving ART (%)
Adults aged 15 and over receiving 54 [44 - 64]
ART

Women aged 15 and over receiving 48 [40 - 57]

ART

Men aged 15 and over receiving ART 56 [45 - 67]

Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART 59 [46 - 77]

Number of adults and children 80 523

receiving ART (#)
Adults aged 15 and over receiving 79 473
ART

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Women aged 15 and over receiving 17 476

ART

Men aged 15 and over receiving ART 61 997

Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART 1050

Elimination of mother-to-child transmission

Coverage of pregnant women who 66 [54 - 77]

receive ARV for PMTCT (%)
Pregnant women who received ARV 853
for PMTCT (#)

Pregnant women needing ARV for 1300 [1100 - 1500]

PMTCT (#)

Early infant diagnosis (%) 48 [41 - 59]

New HIV infections averted due to ... [... - ...]
PMTCT (%)

Sex workers
Population size estimate (#) 244 356 Source: Datos
obtenidos del
Observatorio de
VIH; 2013 est.;
Coverage:
Estimación
nacional

HIV prevalence (%) 1.2 Source:

Seroprevalence
survey 2015-2016

Knowledge of HIV status (%) 90.6 Source: SW HIV

Prevalence study
2015

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Condom use (%) 94.7 Source: Estudio

de
comportamiento
sexual y
prevalencia de
VIH en mujeres
trabajadoras
sexuales.
Barrancabermeja,
2014

Active syphilis (%) 1.5 Represents

female sex
workers; Source:
Behavioural
Surveillance
Survey, 2016

Men who have sex with men

Population size estimate (#) 576 999 Source: Dato
tomado del
Estudio
Comportamiento
Sexual y
Prevalencia de
VIH en HSH en 7
ciudades de
Colombia, 2011.
Pag 46. La
estimación
corresponde al
2010, y a partir de
la misma se
incorporan ajustes
de población en
base a la
distribución
poblacional
nacional y el
crecimiento
poblacional
proyectado

HIV prevalence (%) 17 Source: Data

provided through
GAM 2016

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Knowledge of HIV status (%) 26.3

Condom use (%) 17 Source: Special

Study, 2016

People who inject drugs

Population size estimate (#) 15 062 Year of
estimation:
2014;País,
Medellín Cali
Pereira Cúcuta
Armenia Bogotá

HIV prevalence (%) 2.8 Source:

Comportamiento
de usuarios de
drogas inyectadas
en tres ciudades
de Colombia,
2014.

Condom use (%) 35.8 Source:

Comportamiento
de usuarios de
drogas inyectadas
en tres ciudades
de Colombia.
Estudio CES
2014

Prisoners
Population size estimate (#) 180 009 2016 est.;
Coverage:
Nacional

HIV prevalence (%) 1.4 Source: Estudio

de
seroprevalencia
del VIH SIDA en
el municipio de
Barrancabermeja
2009- 2013

Transgender people
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Population size estimate (#) 24 000 Year of

estimation: 2015

HIV prevalence (%) 21.4 Source:

Behavioural
Surveillance
Survey,
2015-2016

Knowledge of HIV status (%) 42.9

Combination prevention
Condom use at last high-risk sex 70.5 Source: 2015 DHS
among adults aged 15 to 49 (%)

- Condom use at last high-risk

sex among women aged 15 to 49
(%)

- Condom use at last high-risk 70.5 Source: 2015

sex among men aged 15 to 49 DHS
(%)

Stigma and discrimination

Percentage of adults (15-49) who 37.2 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 33.3 Source: 2015

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

Prevalence of recent intimate

partner violence among women
aged 20-24 (%)

Prevalence of recent intimate

partner violence among women
aged 25-49 (%)

Women aged 15-49 who have 86.6 Source: 2015

their demand for family planning DHS
satisfied by modern methods
(%)
Women aged 15-19 who have 77.4 Source: 2015
their demand for family planning DHS
satisfied by modern methods (%)

Women aged 20-24 who have

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

Women aged 25-49 who have

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

Young people

Knowledge about HIV prevention 30.2 Source: 2015

among young people aged DHS
15-24
Knowledge about HIV 31.63 Source: 2015
prevention among young women DHS
aged 15-24

Knowledge about HIV 28.52 Source: 2015

prevention among young men DHS
aged 15-24

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