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UNDP Iran Global Fund Factsheet
UNDP Iran Global Fund Factsheet
May 29, 2024
Located at the crossroads of Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and the Caucasus, Iran is home to 85 million people. HIV incidence in the country has declined markedly from its peak in 2005. In that year, there were an estimated 16 new infections per 100,000 people. By 2020, this had fallen to just 3 per 100,000 people. HIV mortality rates have also decreased each year since 2013 (UNAIDS 2021 Data Release).
Among people in prisons and people who inject drugs – two groups that have previously experienced a significantly higher HIV burden than the general population – prevalence rates are declining. Between 2010 and 2019 prevalence among people who inject drugs decreased from 15% to 3%. Among people in prisons, prevalence fell from 2.1% in 2009 to 0.8% a decade later.