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Peer-Reviewed Articles in Scientific JournalsMapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems
Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators (2020)
BMC Medicine 19, 4
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-020-01876-4
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a public health priority in Latin America. While the burden of HIV is historically concentrated in urban areas and high-risk groups, subnational estimates that cover multiple countries and years are missing. This paucity is partially due to incomplete vital registration (VR) systems and statistical challenges related to estimating mortality rates in areas with low numbers of HIV deaths. In this analysis, we address this gap and provide novel estimates of the HIV mortality rate and the number of HIV deaths by age group, sex, and municipality in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Mexico.