General information

Size of population: 625 266 inhabitanst (prel.) Census of population, 2011
Gross Domestic Product Per capita: 4720 Eur GDP (2009)
EU membership status: Accesion country 

Epidemiological factsheet

Number of people living with HIV: 119 (31-12-2010 Institute of public health Montenegro). In the period since 1987 (first registrated case) till now, 85 or 71% of all registrated cases are live

Number of people newly infected with HIV: In 2010, 14 newly positive cases were registered

Number of AIDS related deaths: In the period 1987-2010, 34 persons died in total

Percentage of people living with HIV reciving antiretroviral therapy: 57 PLHIV are under surveillance by the Infectious Diseases Clinic (IDC) and 33 are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART)

Infections according to modes of transmission: The main mode of transmission is sexual (88%) - 45% heterosexual and 43% bi-homosexual transmission. Still the data from MSM population has been underreported due to high level of double stigma and discrimination.

Estimated number: Institute for Public Health (IPH) estimated that there were 388 (range 300 to 500) people living with HIV at the end of 2010 using the World Health Organisation (WHO) methodology for HIV estimations and regional trends suggest the potential for an increase in HIV transmission.

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