What is the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base?

The online HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base is an international compilation of HIV prevalence and incidence data resources from various sources for countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania. The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base is designed to provide users with information on HIV/AIDS and is helpful as both a reference tool and a resource for policy, research, and evaluation.

About the Data

The concept of the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base was developed at the U.S. Census Bureau in consultation with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in 1987. The Data Base was created based on an assessment of the situation with regard to publication and dissemination of the results of the multitude of seroprevalence surveys and other studies that were being undertaken. The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base contains studies appearing in the medical and scientific literature, presented at international conferences, reports, and appearing in the press. Any use of data contained in the Data Base can be referenced from the original source citation.

The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base is funded and data are maintained under agreement number HRN-P-00-98-00002-00 by the Health Studies Branch, International Programs Center, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. The web site is maintained by the Analysis, Information, Management, and Communications Activity (AIM), a USAID resource.