Global AIDS Update 2019: Caribbean Region Profiles
The Global AIDS Update 2019 provides an overview of the HIV situation in the Caribbean region, including statistics on new HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths, key populations affected, and interventions in place. The data reflects changes in HIV prevalence, incidence, and prevention efforts from 2000 to 2018, highlighting country-specific trends and challenges faced in the region.
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GLOBAL AIDS UPDATE 2019 REGION PROFILES CARIBBEAN
Provision of assisted partner notification services, Caribbean, 2018 No Yes Source: 2019 Global AIDS Monitoring.
Number of new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, and incidence-prevalence ratio Caribbean, 2000 2018 New HIV infections AIDS-related deaths Incidence-prevalence ratio 16 700 000 500 000 450 000 400 000 Percentage change in new HIV infections since 2010 -16% Percentage change in AIDS- related deaths since 2010 -38% 2018 Number of AIDS-related deaths Number of new HIV infections 14 600 000 Incidence- prevalence Incidence-prevalence ratio 12 500 000 350 000 300 000 ratio 10 400 000 4.6% [3.2 7.0%] 8 250 000 300 000 200 000 150 000 6 200 000 4 100 000 50 000 3 2 100 000 0 0 0 2000 2010 2018 2000 2010 2018 2000 2005 2010 2015 2018 New HIV infections AIDS-related deaths Incidence-prevalence ratio Target value Source: UNAIDS 2019 estimates.
Percentage change in new HIV infections, by country, Caribbean, 2010 2018 10 7 5 0 0 -5 -4 Per cent -7 -10 -15 -14 -17 -20 -20 -25 -23 -23 -30 Haiti Dominican Republic Suriname Barbados Jamaica Belize Bahamas Cuba Guyana Source: UNAIDS 2019 estimates.
HIV prevalence among key populations Distribution of new HIV infections (aged 15 49 years), by population group Caribbean, 2014 2018 Caribbean, 2018 Sexworkers 6% 60 Peoplewho inject drugs 2% 50 40 Per cent Gay menand other men who havesex with men 22% 30 20 Remaining population 53% 18.1 10 Transgenderwomen 5% 8.9 2.0 2.4 0 Clients of sex workers andsex partners of other key populations 12% Sex workers, n = 9 Gay men and other men who have sex with men, n = 10 People who inject drugs, n = 0 Transgender people, n = 4 Prisoners, n = 6 Source: UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring, 2014 2018. Source: UNAIDS special analysis, 2019.
Estimated size of key populations, Caribbean, 2018 Country National adult population (15+) Sex workers Sex workers as per cent of adult population (15+) Gay men and other men who have sex with men Gay men and other men who have sex with men as per cent of adult population (15+) People who inject drugs People who inject drugs as per cent of adult population (15+) Transgender people Transgender people as per cent of adult population (15+) Prisoners Prisoners as per cent of adult population (15+) Bahamas 319 000 2300 0.73 Dominican Republic 7 731 000 130 000 1.71 9400 0.12 20 000 0.26 Haiti 7 487 000 11 000 0.14 Jamaica 2 243 000 42 000 1.89 3800 0.17 Saint Lucia 146 000 3000 2.05 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 83 000 National population size estimate Local population size estimate Insufficient data No data Source: Global AIDS Monitoring, 2018; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World population prospects: the 2017 revision. 2018 (custom data acquired via website).
HIV testing and treatment cascade, Caribbean, 2018 400 000 350 000 300 000 Gap to reaching the first 90: 59 800 Gap to reaching the first and second 90s: 86 500 250 000 Number of people living with HIV Gap to reaching all three 90s: 109 000 200 000 72% [60 86%] 150 000 55% [42 67%] 100 000 41% [28 52%] 50 000 0 People living with HIV who know their status People living with HIV on treatment People living with HIV who are virally suppressed Source: UNAIDS special analysis, 2019; see annex on methods for more details.
909090 country scorecard: Caribbean, 2018 First 90: percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status Second 90: percentage of people living with HIV who know their status and who are on treatment Third 90: percentage of people living with HIV on treatment who have suppressed viral loads Viral load suppression: percentage of people living with HIV who are virally suppressed All ages Women (15 years and older) Men All ages Women (15 years and older) Men All ages Women (15 years and older) Men All ages Women (15 years and older) Men (15 years and older) (15 years and older) (15 years and older) (15 years and older) 72 80 67 77 77 75 74 75 73 41 46 37 Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago 47 42 19 27 15 88 65 67 55 67 12 81 88 65 67 58 65 8 81 88 67 67 53 70 10 80 44 18 48 18 37 8 55 55 19 54 27 40 7 63 39 18 47 14 36 6 49 49 83 51 90 48 82 58 86 58 89 56 86 82 91 75 68 67 69 93 67 95 74 95 61 73 86 82 86 64 86 80 60 35 81 73 33 80 55 37 25 25 15 38 16 14 18 35 17 70 93 60 47 52 42 81 84 81 27 41 21 60 71 50 87 87 87 87 88 86 45 54 38 90 90 90: Viral load suppression: 90% and above 85 89% 70 84% 50 69% Less than 50% 73% and above 65 72% 40 64% 25 39% Less than 25% Source: UNAIDS special analysis, 2019.
Percentage of people living with HIV with a low CD4 count at initiation of antiretroviral therapy, Caribbean, 2018 90 80 70 60 50 Per cent 40 30 20 10 0 Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas (2017) Barbados Cuba Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Suriname Trinidad and Tobago (2017) CD4 <200 CD4 <350 Note: Data shown come from surveys, which are typically conducted in areas with high prevalence and needs and may not be nationally representative. Source: 2019 Global AIDS Monitoring.
Knowledge of status among key populations, Caribbean, 20162018 100 90 80 70 60 Per cent 50 40 30 20 10 0 Belize Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Sex workers Gay men and other men who have sex with men Transgender people Note: Data shown come from surveys, which are typically conducted in areas with high prevalence and needs and may not be nationally representative. Source: Global AIDS Monitoring, 2016 2018.
Percentage of key populations who reported receiving at least two prevention services in the past three months, Caribbean, 2016 2018 100 90 80 70 60 Per cent 50 40 30 20 10 0 Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Sex workers Gay men and other men who have sex with men People who inject drugs Transgender people Note 1: The use of an asterisk (*) indicates that data for marked countries come from programme data (which tend to show higher values due to the use as a denominator of the number of key population members that are linked to the programme) and not from a survey. Note 2: Possible prevention services received among sex workers, gay men and other men who have sex with men and transgender people: condoms and lubricant, counselling on condom use and safe sex, and testing of sexually transmitted infections. Possible prevention services received among people who inject drugs: condoms and lubricant, counselling on condom use and safe sex, and clean needles or syringes. Source: Global AIDS Monitoring, 2016 2018.
Viral load suppression among adults (15 years and older) living with HIV, by sex, Caribbean, 2018 100 90 80 70 60 Per cent 50 40 30 20 10 0 Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Belize Cuba Dominica Dominican Grenada Guyana Jamaica Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Republic Females Males Source: UNAIDS special analysis, 2019.
Number of countries with public policies for delivery of HIV prevention services recommended by World Health Organization, by key population, Caribbean Gay men and other men who have sex with men Female sex workers Transgender women Caribbean 14 12 11 HIV testing and counselling 11 10 9 Sexually transmitted infection diagnosis and treatment 1 2 3 PrEP 6 0 4 Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) 14 12 10 Condoms 13 10 10 Lubricants 13 10 12 Antiretroviral therapy for all 12 9 9 Peer-led community outreach activities 10 8 9 Sexual health information and education 0 1 0 Number of countries with public policies for delivery of all nine services 12 10 10 Number of countries with public policies for delivery of five to eight services 4 5 6 Number of countries with public policies for delivery of four services or less Note: Number of countries in the region (n = 16) Source: HIV prevention in the spotlight: an analysis from the perspective of the health sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2017. Washington (DC): Pan American Health Organization, UNAIDS; 2017.
Cascade of services for preventing vertical transmission, numbers of new HIV infections and transmission rate, Caribbean, 2018 9000 86% [68 >95%] 8000 7000 6000 47% [40 59%] Number 5000 4000 3000 Transmission rate: 14%[10 16%] 2000 1000 0 Births to women living with HIV Women receiving antiretrovirals to prevent vertical transmission Infants tested by eight weeks of age New child infections Any birth to women living with HIV Children newly infected with HIV Source: UNAIDS 2019 estimates; 2019 Global AIDS Monitoring.
Percentage of infants receiving HIV testing in the first 46 weeks, Caribbean, 2018 100 90 80 70 60 Per cent 50 40 30 20 10 0 Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana (2015) Haiti (2015) Saint Lucia Source: 2019 Global AIDS Monitoring.
Percentage of men and women aged 1549 years with discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV Percentage of ever-married or partnered women aged 15 49 years who experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the past 12 months Caribbean, 2013 2016 Caribbean, most recent data, 2013 2017 80 18 People who would not buy vegetables from a shopkeeper living with HIV 16 70 People who think children living with HIV should not be allowed to attend school with children not living with HIV 14 60 12 50 10 Per cent Per cent 40 8 30 6 20 4 10 2 0 0 Jamaica Haiti Dominican Republic Belize Guyana Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Cuba Source: Population-based surveys, 2013 2017, countries with available data. Source: Population-based surveys, 2013 2017.
HIV resource availability, by source, Caribbean, 2010 2018, and projected resource needs by 2020 700 600 500 US$ (million) Domestic (public and private) 400 United States (bilateral) Global Fund Other international Resource needs (Fast-Track) 300 200 100 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 Source: UNAIDS 2019 resource availability and needs estimates.
