In Armenia registration of HIV cases started in 1988
From 1988 to 31 January 2019 3367 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (30 new cases).
From 1988 to 28 February 2019 3409 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (42 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 March 2019 3444 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (35 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 April 2019 3472 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (28 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 May 2019 3520 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (48 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 June 2019 3555 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (35 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 July 2019 3583 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (28 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 August 2019 3626 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (43 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 September 2019 3654 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (28 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 October 2019 3694 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (40 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 November 2019 3722 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (28 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 December 2019 3785 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (63 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 January 2018 2931 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia(23 new cases).
From 1988 to 28 February 2018 2958 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (27 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 March 2018 3003 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (45 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 April 2018 3036 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (33 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 May 2018 3084 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (48 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 June 2018 3125 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (41 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 July 2018 3170 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (45 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 August 2018 3204 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (34 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 September 2018 3228 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (24 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 October 2018 3269 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (41 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 November 2018 3300 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (31 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 December 2018 3337 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (37 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 January 2017 2573 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia(23 new cases).
From 1988 to 28 February 2017 2603 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (30 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 March 2017 2633 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (30 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 April 2017 2660 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (27 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 May 2017 2701 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (41 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 June 2017 2731 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (30 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 July 2017 2759 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (28 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 August 2017 2796 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (37 new cases).
From 1988 to 30 September 2017 2810 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (14 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 October 2017 2841 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (31 new cases).
From 1988 to 1 December 2017 2865 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (24 new cases).
From 1988 to 31 December 2017 2908 HIV cases had been registered in the country among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia (43 new cases).
In Armenia registration of HIV cases started in 1988. In general the HIV/AIDS statistics is as follows:
1988 – registration of the first HIV case; the transmission mode is heterosexual intercourse
1988 – registration of the first AIDS case
1989 – registration of the first death from AIDS
1990 – registration of the first case of HIV infection through injecting drug use
1996 – registration of the first HIV case among women
2000 – registration of the first case of HIV transmission through homosexual practice
2001 – registration of the first cases of HIV infection and AIDS among children
2001 – registration of the first case of child death from AIDS
Males constitute a major part in the total number of HIV cases – 2411 cases (69%), females make up 1061 cases (31%). 3472 reported cases include 58 cases of HIV infection among children (1.7%).
About half (51%) of the HIV-infected individuals belong to the age group of 25-39 at the moment of the HIV diagnosis receipt.
In the Republic of Armenia the main modes of HIV transmission are through heterosexual practices (70%) and injecting drug use (20%). Additionally, there are also registered cases through homosexual practices, as well as mother-to-child HIV transmission and transmission through blood.
Allocation of HIV cases registered in the Republic of Armenia is as follows:
| Transmission through heterosexual practices |
70% |
| Transmission through injecting drug usage |
20% |
| Transmission through homosexual practices |
4,4% |
| Mother-to-child transmission |
1.5% |
| Transmission through blood |
0,1% |
| Unknown |
4% |
AIDS diagnosis was made to 1746 patients with HIV, of whom 445 are women and 33 are children. From the beginning of the epidemic 807 death cases have been registered among patients with HIV (including 155 women and 11 children).
Almost all the individuals infected via injecting drug use were men (99%) and almost all the women (97%) were infected through sexual contacts.
The maximum number of HIV cases was reported in Yerevan, the capital: 1075 cases, which constitute 31% of all the registered cases. Shirak marz follows next – 394 cases, which constitute 11.3% of all the registered cases. The estimation of HIV registered cases per 100 000 population shows the highest rate in Shirak marz – 162, followed by Lori, Gegharkunik and Armavir, with the rates of 152, 116.9, and 110.3 respectively.
The HIV/AIDS situation assessment shows that the estimated number of people living with HIV in the country is about 3500, whereof, as of December 2018, 76% (2589) knew their HIV status. Of those HIV-infected people who knew their HIV status, 72% (1871) received ART and 85% (1585) of those on ART had a suppressed viral load.
HIV prevalence among people aged 15-49 is 0.2%.
Statistical data is taken from the website of the National Center for AIDS Prevention of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia (NCAP)