Azerbaijan: Highlights
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| Notes: Data are estimates. UNAIDS recently updated global and regional data to reflect 2008 estimates. Therefore, the global entry above is a 2008 estimate; country entries are 2007 estimates. For most countries, UNAIDS provides estimates as well as ranges around the estimates that define the boundaries within which the actual numbers lie. For some countries, UNAIDS provides only a range or an upper boundary to a range. These data were included above as appropriate. HIV/AIDS estimates reflect improved and expanded HIV surveillance, country data collection, and methodologies as well as an increased understanding of the natural course of the epidemic. As a result, since 2007, there have been substantial revisions from previous published estimates. For more information on these revisions as well as other factors impacting HIV/AIDS estimates, see Sexually Transmitted Infections, ''Improved Data, Methods and Tools for the 2007 HIV and AIDS Estimates and Projections'', August 2008, available at: http://sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/84/Suppl_1/i1, and ''Understanding the Latest Estimates of the Global AIDS Epidemic'', available at: http://data.unaids.org/pub/EPISlides/2009/20091117_QA_Methodology_Ba.... Definitions: HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS. HIV can be transmitted through infected blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk, and during pregnancy or delivery. HIV destroys certain white blood cells called CD4+ T cells. These cells are critical to the normal function of the human immune system, which defends the body against illness. When HIV weakens the immune system, a person is more susceptible to developing a variety of cancers and becoming infected with viruses, bacteria and parasites. The disease has four stages: primary or acute HIV infection, asymptomatic, symptomatic, and advanced HIV disease (AIDS). AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A disease of the body's immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A person who tests positive for HIV is considered to have progressed to AIDS when a laboratory test shows that his or her immune system is severely weakened by the virus or when he or she develops at least one of about 25 different opportunistic infections -- diseases that might not affect a person with a normal immune system but that take advantage of damaged immune systems. People who have not had one of these opportunistic infections, but whose immune system is severely damaged, are also considered to have progressed to an AIDS diagnosis. Sources: Global total available at UNAIDS, 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update, 2009: http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/EpiUpdate/EpiUpdArc.... Country totals available at UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, 2008: http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/GlobalReport/2008/2.... |
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| Notes: Country data provided only for countries in which malaria is considered to be endemic. NE = 'not endemic'. Global and country data are estimates. WHO recently updated global and regional data to reflect 2008 estimates. Therefore, the global entry above is a 2008 estimate; country entries are 2006 estimates. Malaria is endemic in Cape Verde, French Guiana, Jamaica and Mayotte, but data specific to these countries are not available. Definitions: Malaria: Malaria is a disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans via mosquito bites. Symptoms of infection may include fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. In severe cases, the disease can be life threatening. Endemic: Having a constant measurable incidence both of cases and of natural transmission in an area over a succession of years. Sources: Global total available at WHO, World Malaria Report 2009: http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/en/index.html. Country totals available at WHO, World Malaria Report 2008: http://www.who.int/malaria/wmr2008/. |
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| Notes: Data are estimates from the U.S. Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The global population includes the populations of countries not listed in the above table. The population for Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands includes data from Svalbard; population data is unavailable for Jan Mayen Islands. The populations of the West Bank and Gaza were added together. Definitions: NA Sources: CIA, The World Factbook, available at: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/. |
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| Notes: With the exception of the 22 high-burden countries and the global total, estimates are shown to two significant figures. Estimates for Afghanistan and Pakistan are provisional, pending further analyses and data collection in 2010. Includes cases among those who are also HIV positive. Definitions: Tuberculosis: A bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease usually affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body in serious cases. An individual can become infected with TB when another person who has active TB coughs, sneezes, or spits. Not all people who become infected with TB will develop symptoms. Those who do not become ill are referred to as having latent TB and cannot spread the disease to others. Sources: WHO, Global Tuberculosis Control: Epidemiology, Strategy, Financing, 2009, available at: http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/en/index.html. For the 22 high-burden country and global estimates, see also WHO, Global Tuberculosis Control: A Short Update to the 2009 Report, 2009, available at: http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/2009/update/en/inde.... For all other country data, see also WHO, TB data, available at: http://www.who.int/tb/country/data/download/en/index.html. |
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| Notes: Country data provided only for countries in which malaria is considered to be endemic. NE = 'not endemic'. Global and country data are estimates. WHO recently updated global and regional data to reflect 2008 estimates. Therefore, the global entry above is a 2008 estimate; country entries are 2007 estimates. Malaria is endemic in French Guiana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Mayotte and the Russian Federation, but data specific to these countries are not available. Definitions: Malaria: Malaria is a disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans via mosquito bites. Symptoms of infection may include fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. In severe cases, the disease can be life threatening. Endemic: Having a constant measurable incidence both of cases and of natural transmission in an area over a succession of years. Sources: Global total available at WHO, World Malaria Report 2009: http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/en/index.html. Country totals available at WHO, World Malaria Report 2008: http://www.who.int/malaria/wmr2008/. |
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| Notes: Data are estimates. UNAIDS recently updated global and regional data to reflect 2008 estimates. Therefore, the global entry above is a 2008 estimate; country entries are 2007 estimates. For most countries, UNAIDS provides estimates as well as ranges around the estimates that define the boundaries within which the actual numbers lie. For some countries, UNAIDS provides only a range or an upper boundary to a range. These data were included above as appropriate. HIV/AIDS estimates reflect improved and expanded HIV surveillance, country data collection, and methodologies as well as an increased understanding of the natural course of the epidemic. As a result, since 2007, there have been substantial revisions from previous published estimates. For more information on these revisions as well as other factors impacting HIV/AIDS estimates, see Sexually Transmitted Infections, ''Improved Data, Methods and Tools for the 2007 HIV and AIDS Estimates and Projections'', August 2008, available at: http://sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/84/Suppl_1/i1, and ''Understanding the Latest Estimates of theGlobal AIDS Epidemic'', available at: http://data.unaids.org/pub/EPISlides/2009/20091117_QA_Methodology_Ba.... Definitions: HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS. HIV can be transmitted through infected blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk, and during pregnancy or delivery. HIV destroys certain white blood cells called CD4+ T cells. These cells are critical to the normal function of the human immune system, which defends the body against illness. When HIV weakens the immune system, a person is more susceptible to developing a variety of cancers and becoming infected with viruses, bacteria and parasites. The disease has four stages: primary or acute HIV infection, asymptomatic, symptomatic, and advanced HIV disease (AIDS). AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A disease of the body's immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A person who tests positive for HIV is considered to have progressed to AIDS when a laboratory test shows that his or her immune system is severely weakened by the virus or when he or she develops at least one of about 25 different opportunistic infections -- diseases that might not affect a person with a normal immune system but that take advantage of damaged immune systems. People who have not had one of these opportunistic infections, but whose immune system is severely damaged, are also considered to have progressed to an AIDS diagnosis. HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate: Number of people estimated to be living with HIV, at any disease stage, including AIDS. Sources: Global total available at UNAIDS, 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update, 2009: http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/EpiUpdate/EpiUpdArc.... Country totals available at UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, 2008: http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/GlobalReport/2008/2.... |
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| Notes: With the exception of the 22 high-burden countries and the global total, estimates are shown to two significant figures. Estimates for Afghanistan and Pakistan are provisional, pending further analyses and data collection in 2010. Includes people who are living with both TB and HIV. Definitions: Tuberculosis: A bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease usually affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body in serious cases. An individual can become infected with TB when another person who has active TB coughs, sneezes, or spits. Not all people who become infected with TB will develop symptoms. Those who do not become ill are referred to as having latent TB and cannot spread the disease to others. Sources: WHO, Global Tuberculosis Control: Epidemiology, Strategy, Financing, 2009, available at: http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/en/index.html. For the 22 high-burden country and global estimates, see also WHO, Global Tuberculosis Control: A Short Update to the 2009 Report, 2009, available at: http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/2009/update/en/inde.... For all other country data, see also WHO, TB data, available at: http://www.who.int/tb/country/data/download/en/index.html. |
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| Notes: Represents countries eligible to apply for assistance from the U.S. Government Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), which includes countries that are compact assistance eligible and countries currently receiving compact assistance. Compact assistance helps countries to reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth based on a set of indicators. Candidate countries are selected by the MCC Board of Directors on an annual basis. To be eligible to apply for compact assistance, countries are assessed according to a series of criteria and then reviewed by the MCC Board for final eligibility selection. Compact eligible countries must be those that are determined to "rule justly, invest in their people, and encourage economic freedom". Countries that do not yet qualify for compact assistance may be eligible for threshold program assistance. Threshold programs are smaller grants designed to help improve performance on specific indicators; countries that improve their performance may become eligible for Compact Assistance. Countries eligible for threshold program assistance or those that receive threshold program assistance only are not included in the list above. In 2009, Honduras' compact ended and Ukraine was removed from compact assistance eligibility. Definitions: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC): Administers the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), a U.S. government initiative which provides development assistance to eligible countries. The MCC is a government corporation with a Board of Directors, and is chaired by the Secretary of State. Sources: U.S. Government, Millennium Challenge Corporation, available at: http://www.mcc.gov/countries/index.php. |
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| Notes: Represents countries receiving assistance from the U.S. Government Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), which includes countries currently receiving compact assistance and threshold program assistance. Compact assistance helps countries to reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth based on a set of indicators. Candidate countries are selected by the MCC Board of Directors on an annual basis. To be eligible to apply for compact assistance, countries are assessed according to a series of criteria and then reviewed by the MCC Board for final eligibility selection. Compact eligible countries must be those that are determined to "rule justly, invest in their people, and encourage economic freedom". Countries that are eligible for compact assistance but that currently do not receive assistance are not included in the list above. Countries that do not yet qualify for compact assistance may be eligible for threshold program assistance. Threshold programs are smaller grants designed to help improve performance on specific indicators; countries that improve their performance may become eligible for compact assistance. Countries eligible for threshold program assistance but that currently do not receive assistance are not included in the list above. Honduras' compact assistance ended in 2009; Zambia's threshold program was continued until a compact is put in place. Definitions: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC): Administers the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), a U.S. government initiative which provides development assistance to eligible countries. The MCC is a government corporation with a Board of Directors, and is chaired by the Secretary of State. Sources: U.S. Government, Millennium Challenge Corporation, available at: http://www.mcc.gov/countries/index.php. |
