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CodeSH.HIV.DTS.HG.NUM
Indicator NameAIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate)
Short definitionDeaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.
Long definitionDeaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.
SourceUNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
TopicHealth: Risk factors
PeriodicityEvery two years
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