Abbreviated name:

HIV incidence rate

Indicator name:

HIV incidence (per 1000 population)

Domain:

Health status

Subdomain:

Infectious disease

Definition:

Number of new HIV infections per 1000 person-years among the uninfected population. The incidence rate is the number of new cases per population at risk in a given time period.

Numerator:

Number of people who are newly infected in a specific time period x 1000.

Denominator:

Total uninfected person-years of exposure.

Primary Source:

UNAIDS Estimates

Secondary Source:

Disaggregation/Additional dimension:

General population, Key populations (men who have sex with men, sex workers, people who inject drugs, transgender people, prisoners), Age groups (014, 1524, 1549, 50+ years), for key populations < 25, 25+ years), mode of transmission (including mother-to-child transmission), place of residence, sex