Uruguay

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Uruguay

Updated September 2006

HIV/AIDS-Specific Country Profiles

HIV/AIDS in Uruguay


Population, 2009	3,400,000

People living with HIV/AIDS, 2009	9,900

Women (aged 15+) with HIV/AIDS, 2009	3,100

Children with HIV/AIDS, 2009	nd

Adult HIV prevalence (%), 2009	0.5

AIDS deaths, 2009	nd


nd = No data

Source: Population Reference Bureau & UNAIDS

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HIV/AIDS-Specific Country Profiles

		UNAIDS Country Profile A brief summary of national socioeconomic conditions in the context of the HIV epidemic, and information (where available) on UNAIDS' country-level activities.

		UNGASS 2008 Country Progress Report Reports progress made in implementing the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. The report includes summary indicator data through the end of 2007. [PDF, 331K]

		UNAIDS/WHO Epidemiological Fact Sheet Statistics on the prevalence and incidence of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, and discussion of knowledge and behaviors related to HIV transmission. 2008. [PDF, 612K]

Health and Development Profiles

		CIA World Factbook Extensive data over a range of fields, including geography, population, government, the economy, the military, and communications.

		Pan American Health Organization Country Health Profile Contains indicators from PAHO's Core Health Data System, and a summary of the national health situation and trends. Also in Spanish.

		Population Reference Bureau Country Profile Key demographic, health, and development indicators, selected reports and articles, and links.

		UNICEF Country Tables Statistics in the areas of population, mortality, general and reproductive health, and education.

		WHO Country Profile Links to tables containing general health indicators, country profiles on specific diseases, and selected health-related documents. Also in Spanish and French.

Guidelines and Best Practices

		Recomendaciones de uso de Antirretrovirales en pacientes infectados por el VIH M. Mansilla, A. Braselli. Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Facultad de Medicina, Uruguay, April 1999.

HIV/AIDS Web Sites

		Infecto Un sitio de apoyo a la formación de enfermedades infecciosas, para profesionales de la salud. Incluye casos y tratamientos de VIH.

		Ministry of Public Health Spanish-language site features a brief history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uruguay, epidemiological information from 2002 for Latin American countries, and the government's 1992 prevention program.

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