Country factsheets

PHILIPPINES | 2017

HIV and AIDS Estimates

Adults and children living with 68 000 [61 000 - 76 000]

HIV
Adults aged 15 and over living with 68 000 [61 000 - 75 000]
HIV

Women aged 15 and over living with 6200 [5500 - 7000]

HIV

Men aged 15 and over living with 61 000 [55 000 - 68 000]
HIV

Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV <1000 [<500 - <1000]

Adult aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence 0.1 [0.1 - 0.1]

rate
Women aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence <0.1 [<0.1 - <0.1]
rate

Men aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence 0.2 [0.2 - 0.3]

rate

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

HIV prevalence among young men 0.3 [0.1 - 0.3]

Adults and children newly infected 12 000 [11 000 - 13 000]

with HIV
Adults aged 15 and over newly 12 000 [11 000 - 13 000]
infected with HIV

Women aged 15 and over newly <1000 [<1000 - 1000]

infected with HIV

Men aged 15 and over newly infected 11 000 [10 000 - 12 000]
with HIV

Children aged 0 to 14 newly infected <200 [<200 - <200]

with HIV

HIV incidence per 1000 population 0.20 [0.19 - 0.26]

(adults 15-49)
HIV incidence per 1000 population 0.12 [0.11 - 0.13]
(all ages)

Adult and child deaths due to <1000 [<1000 - 1000]

AIDS
Deaths due to AIDS among adults <1000 [<500 - <1000]
aged 15 and over

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

aged 15 and over

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Deaths due to AIDS among men aged <1000 [<500 - <1000]

15 and over

Deaths due to AIDS among children <100 [<100 - <100]

aged 0 to 14

Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 2400 [1300 - 3200]

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Epidemic transition metrics

Percent change in new HIV infections 174
since 2010

Percent change in AIDS-related 299

deaths since 2010

Incidence : prevalence ratio 0.18

Incidence : mortality ratio 13.64

HIV testing and treatment cascade

People living with HIV 68 000 [61 000 - 76 000]

People living with HIV who know 48 000
their status
Percent of people living with HIV 71 [64 - 79]
who know their status

People living with HIV who are on 25 000

ART
Percent of people living with HIV 36 [33 - 40]
who are on ART

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 36 [33 - 40]

receiving ART (%)
Adults aged 15 and over receiving 37 [33 - 41]
ART

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Women aged 15 and over receiving 12 [11 - 14]

ART

Men aged 15 and over receiving ART 39 [35 - 43]

Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART 13 [12 - 16]

Number of adults and children 24 754

receiving ART (#)
Adults aged 15 and over receiving 24 686
ART

Women aged 15 and over receiving 752

ART

Men aged 15 and over receiving ART 23 934

Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART 68

Late HIV diagnosis [with the initial 50

CD4 cell count <200 cells/ mm3]
(%)
Female adults (15+) 44

Male adults (15+) 50

Children (0-14) 18

Late HIV diagnosis [with the initial 72

CD4 cell count <350 cells/ mm3]
(%)
Female adults (15+) 70

Male adults (15+) 73

Children (0-14) 32

Adults and children newly-initiating 8963

ART (#)
Adults aged 15 and over 8926
newly-initiating ART

Children aged 0-14 newly-initiating 37

ART

Women aged 15 and over 266

newly-initiating ART

Men aged 15 and over 8660

newly-initiating ART

Adults and children known to be on 81

ART 12 months after starting
(%)

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Adults known to be on ART 12 81

months after starting

Children known to be on ART 12 67

months after starting

Elimination of mother-to-child transmission

Coverage of pregnant women who 11 [10 - 14]

receive ARV for PMTCT (%)
Pregnant women who received ARV 53
for PMTCT (#)

Pregnant women needing ARV for <500 [<500 - <1000]

PMTCT (#)

Early infant diagnosis (%) 5 [4 - 5]

New HIV infections averted due to <100 [<100 - <100]
PMTCT (%)
Number of HIV-exposed children 2500 [2200 - 3000]
who are uninfected

Sex workers
Population size estimate (#) 152 600 Year of
estimation: 2015

HIV prevalence (%) 0.6 Source: 2015

IHBSS

Knowledge of HIV status (%) 24.6 Female Sex

Workers; Source:
IHBSS 2013

Condom use (%) 70.6 Source: IHBSS

2015

Active syphilis (%) 2.07 Source: IHBSS

2015

Men who have sex with men

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Population size estimate (#) 531 500 Year of

estimation: 2015

HIV prevalence (%) 4.9 Source: 2015

Integrated HIV
Behavioral and
Serologic
Surveillance

Knowledge of HIV status (%) 16.08 Source:

Behavioural
Surveillance
Survey, 2015

Condom use (%) 49.8 Source: 2015

Integrated HIV
Behavioral and
Serologic
Surveillance
(IHBSS)

Active syphilis (%) 2.06 Source:

Behavioural
Surveillance
Survey, 2015

Hepatitis B and coinfection with 0.4 Source: IHBSS

HIV (%) 2015

Hepatitis C and coinfection with 8.14 Source: IHBSS

HIV (%) 2015

People who inject drugs

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Population size estimate (#) 10 000 Year of

estimation: 2015;
Cebu Province,
Cebu, Mandaue,
Danao,
Lapu-Lapu, Naga,
and Talisay.
Includes males
only.

HIV prevalence (%) 29 Source: 2015

IHBSS for Male
PWID: Cebu,
Mandaue. 2015
IHBSS for
Female PWID:
Cebu.

Condom use (%) 14.5 Source:

Integrated HIV
Behavioral and
Serologic
Surveillance
(IHBSS), 2015

Safe injecting practices (%) 63.6 Source: 2015

IHBSS for Male
PWID: Cebu,
Mandaue. 2015
IHBSS for
Female PWID:
Cebu.

Coverage of opioid substitution 0.1 Source: ARQ

therapy 2014

Hepatitis B and coinfection with 2.1 Source: IHBSS

HIV (%) 2015

Hepatitis C and coinfection with 28.01 Source: IHBSS

HIV (%) 2015

Transgender people

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Population size estimate (#) 122 800 2015 est.;

Coverage: For the
entire country, for
all regions, for all
provinces, for all c
ities/municipalitie
s.

HIV prevalence (%) 1.7 Source: IHBSS

2015

Knowledge of HIV status (%) 14.68 Source: IHBSS

2015

Condom use (%) 37.17 Source:

Behavioural
Surveillance
Survey, 2015

Combination prevention
Condom use at last high-risk sex 11.1 Source: 2008 DHS
among adults aged 15 to 49 (%)

- Condom use at last high-risk 11.1 Source: 2008

sex among women aged 15 to 49 DHS
(%)

- Condom use at last high-risk

sex among men aged 15 to 49
(%)

Young people

Knowledge about HIV prevention 15.05 Source: 2013

among young people aged DHIS
15-24
Knowledge about HIV 20.2 Source: DHS
prevention among young women 2017
aged 15-24

Knowledge about HIV

prevention among young men
aged 15-24

TB and HIV

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Co-management of TB and HIV 54 [29 - >95]

treatment (%)

Proportion of people living with HIV 26

newly enrolled in HIV care with
active TB disease (%)

Proportion of people living with HIV 57

newly enrolled in HIV care started on
TB preventive therapy (%)

Estimated TB-related deaths among <500 [Nil - 3300]

people living with HIV (#)

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