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Key facts on HIV: Country Snapshot 2019: Nepal
The country snapshot prepared by UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Asia and the Pacific and AIDS Data Hub provides information on the HIV epidemic and response in Nepal country.
Country Snapshot, 2018
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| Adults and children living with HIV | 31 000 [27 000 – 36 000] |
| Adults aged 15 and over living with HIV | 30 000 [26 000 – 35 000] |
| Women aged 15 and over living with HIV | 11 000 [10 000 – 13 000] |
| Men aged 15 and over living with HIV | 18 000 [16 000 – 22 000] |
| Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV | 1200 [1000 – 1400] |
| Adult aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence rate | 0.2 [0.1 – 0.2] |
| Women aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence rate | 0.1 [0.1 – 0.1] |
| Men aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence rate | 0.2 [0.1 – 0.2] |
| HIV prevalence among young women | <0.1 [<0.1 – <0.1] |
| HIV prevalence among young men | <0.1 [<0.1 – <0.1] |
| Adults and children newly infected with HIV | <1000 [<1000 – <1000] |
| Adults aged 15 and over newly infected with HIV | <1000 [<1000 – <1000] |
| Women aged 15 and over newly infected with HIV | <500 [<500 – <500] |
| Men aged 15 and over newly infected with HIV | <1000 [<500 – <1000] |
| Children aged 0 to 14 newly infected with HIV | <100 [<100 – <100] |
| HIV incidence per 1000 population (adults 15-49) | [0.04 – 0.05] |
| HIV incidence per 1000 population (all ages) | 0.03 [0.03 – 0.03] |
| Adult and child deaths due to AIDS | 1300 [1000 – 1700] |
| Deaths due to AIDS among adults aged 15 and over | 1300 [<1000 – 1700] |
| Deaths due to AIDS among women aged 15 and over | <500 [<200 – <500] |
| Deaths due to AIDS among men aged 15 and over | <1000 [<1000 – 1200] |
| Deaths due to AIDS among children aged 0 to 14 | <100 [<100 – <100] |
| Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17 | 18 000 [15 000 – 21 000] |
| People living with HIV | 31 000 [27 000 – 36 000] |
| People living with HIV who know their status | 20 000 |
| Percent of people living with HIV who know their status | 64 [56 – 74] |
| People living with HIV who are on ART | 15 000 |
| Percent of people living with HIV who are on ART | 49 [43 – 58] |
| People living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads | 14 000 |
| Percent of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads | 44 [39 – 52] |
| Coverage of adults and children receiving ART (%) | 49 [43 – 58] |
| Adults aged 15 and over receiving ART | 47 [41 – 55] |
| Women aged 15 and over receiving ART | 60 [53 – 70] |
| Men aged 15 and over receiving ART | 39 [33 – 46] |
| Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART | >95 [94 – >95] |
| Number of adults and children receiving ART (#) | 15 260 |
| Adults aged 15 and over receiving ART | 13 969 |
| Women aged 15 and over receiving ART | 6847 |
| Men aged 15 and over receiving ART | 7122 |
| Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART | 1291 |
| Late HIV diagnosis [with the initial CD4 cell count <200 cells/ mm3] (%) | 22 |
| Female adults (15+) | 19 |
| Male adults (15+) | 29 |
| Children (0-14) | 6 |
| Late HIV diagnosis [with the initial CD4 cell count <350 cells/ mm3] (%) | 37 |
| Female adults (15+) | 33 |
| Male adults (15+) | 44 |
| Children (0-14) | 18 |
| Adults and children newly-initiating ART (#) | 2870 |
| Adults aged 15 and over newly-initiating ART | 2577 |
| Children aged 0-14 newly-initiating ART | 293 |
| Women aged 15 and over newly-initiating ART | 1194 |
| Men aged 15 and over newly-initiating ART | 1383 |
| Adults and children known to be on ART 12 months after starting (%) | 88 |
| Female adults known to be on ART 12 months after starting | 90 |
| Male adults known to be on ART 12 months after starting | 84 |
| Children known to be on ART 12 months after starting | 93 |
| Coverage of pregnant women who receive ARV for PMTCT (%) | 63 [53 – 75] |
| Pregnant women needing ARV for PMTCT (#) | <500 [<500 – <500] |
| Pregnant women who received ARV for PMTCT (#) | 191 |
| Early infant diagnosis (%) | 45 [38 – 53] |
| New HIV infections averted due to PMTCT (%) | <100 [<100 – <100] |
| HIV prevalence (%) | 5 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| Knowledge of HIV status (%) | 89.6 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| Condom use (%) | 94.6 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| Active syphilis (%) | 1.9 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| HIV prevalence (%) | 8.8 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| Knowledge of HIV status (%) | 54 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| Condom use (%) | 48.9 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| Safe injecting practices (%) | 97.6 | Source: Integrated biological and behavioural Surveillance Survey 2017 |
| Needles and syringes distributed per person who injects drugs (#) | 60.638 | |
| Coverage of opioid substitution therapy | 3 | Source: National programme data 2017 |
| Hepatitis B and coinfection with HIV (%) | 0.3 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| Hepatitis C and coinfection with HIV (%) | 7.4 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| HIV prevalence (%) | 8.5 | Kathmandu Valley and Pokhara; Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| Knowledge of HIV status (%) | 89.4 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
| Condom use (%) | 91.5 | Source: Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey 2017 |
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