MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
According to the latest data from 2008, the AIDS incidence rate was 5.1 per one million people, while the AIDS mortality rate in 2008 stood at 3 per one million people. There are three times more men than women among the AIDS patients and persons who died from it, and the majority of them were in the age group between 30 and 39 (Public Health Institute of Serbia, 2008). AIDS incidence and mortality rates are decreasing. The incidence rate has dropped from 10.4 in 2000 to 5.1 in 2008, and the mortality rate has dropped from 5.6 to 3 deceased persons per one million people.
The tuberculosis incidence rate in 2008 was 24 per 100,000 people, and the percentage of successfully treated patients for 2007 was 83 (the percentage of successfully treated patients was reported for the previous year due to the long duration of treatment). The tuberculosis incidence rate in the Republic of Serbia is lower than the one
in countries that have become EU member states since 2004, where the average tuberculosis incidence rate was 39.32 per 100,000 people in 2007, but it is higher than the average EU rate, which stood at 15.48 per 100,000 people in 2007 (WHO, HFA database).
Considerable results were achieved in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and other diseases. The activities implemented with significant support of international institutions have resulted in the reduction of AIDS and tuberculosis incidence, as well as the reduction of mortality related to AIDS.
Objectives |
Indicators |
1. By 2015 halt the spread of HIV/AIDS |
- AIDS incidence per one million people
- AIDS mortality rate per one million people
- Proportion of young people (between 15 and 24 years) using condoms during risky sexual intercourses (%)
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2. Improve the control of tuberculosis by implementing the DOTS strategy |
- Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people
- Successfully treated newly discovered tuberculosis patients (%)
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3. Increase the life expectancy by an average of two years in the period from 2000 to 2015, and reduce the share of the population who describe their health as poor or very poor |
- Total life expectancy at birth
- Life expectancy at birth for women
- Life expectancy at birth for men
- Standardized circulatory diseases mortality rate (per 100,000 people)
- Standardized cancer mortality rate (per 100,000 people)
- Standardized mortality rate from injuries, poisoning and other external factors (per 100,000 people)
- Percentage of adult population who perceive their health as being poor or very poor
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4. Reduce risky behaviors by 10% from 2000 to 2015 |
- Prevalence of smoking among children between 13 and 15 years old (%)
- Percentage of young people between 15 and 24 years old who smoke (occasionally or daily)
- Percentage of young people between 15 and 24 years old who do not consume alcoholic beverages
- Percentage of young people between 15 and 24 years old who have tried psychoactive substances
- Prevalence of smoking among adults aged 20 years and up (%)
- Children up to five years old who are obese (body weight in proportion to height deviates by +2 standard deviations in relation to the referent population -%)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and up ( with BMI ≥30 -%)
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5. By 2010 establish centers for preventive health services in all healthcare centers in Serbia |
- Number of centers for preventive healthcare services
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6. By 2010 establish mechanisms for monitoring the health of children with developmental difficulties and adult persons with disabilities |
- Number of registered children with developmental difficulties
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Serbia
