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Where two or more sources publish a figure for the same indicator, country and year, the panel keeps the figure from every source and does not pick a single best figure. The reconciliation page compares the figures from different sources. A matched figure is a figure from a first source set beside a figure from a second source for the same indicator, country, year, population group, sex and age group. A comparison of matched figures is useful only when the reader knows whether the two sources measure separately, republish the same estimate, or differ in scope.
A further 73 comparisons come from source pairs with fewer than three matched figures, and the panel does not classify a source pair with fewer than three matched figures.
How every source pair was classified
The panel classifies every source pair from the matched figures of the pair and prints the basis for the classification beside the classification, so a reader can check the result. The thresholds were fixed before any pair was classified. Two sources are treated as publishing the same estimate when the two sources agree within 2% on at least 90% of matched figures and the median difference is under 1%. A source is treated as covering part of what a second source covers when the first source gives the smaller figure on at least 90% of matched figures and the median ratio of the smaller figure to the larger figure is 0.90 or below. A source pair with fewer than three matched figures is not classified. 52 source pairs are classified from documents instead of by the rule, because the documents show that the two sources print the same national count, and the Basis column of a pair classified from documents names the documents.
| Indicator | Source A | Source B | Matched figures | Median difference | Relationship | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External HIV financing from the United States (ODA) | ForeignAssistance.gov | OECD Creditor Reporting System | 1608 | 12.6% | independent | 1,608 matched figures, with a median difference of 12.6 per cent. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | Global Fund Data Service | WHO Global Health Observatory | 773 | 0.5% | independent | 773 matched figures, with a median difference of 0.5 per cent. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | Global Fund Data Service | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 684 | 1.7% | independent | 656 matched figures, with a median difference of 1.7 per cent. A further 28 matched figures are printed by a source as a bound, for example <100, and are set aside. |
| HIV-positive TB patients started or continued on ART | Global Fund Data Service | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 571 | 2.8% | independent | 571 matched figures, with a median difference of 2.8 per cent. |
| Number newly diagnosed HIV-positive (PEPFAR MER HTS_TST_POS) | PEPFAR testing by modality | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 415 | 0.0% | independent | 415 matched figures, with a median difference of 0.0 per cent. |
| Pregnant women with HIV who received ARVs for PMTCT | Global Fund Data Service | WHO Global Health Observatory | 413 | 4.0% | independent | 413 matched figures, with a median difference of 4.0 per cent. |
| TB patients with an HIV test result recorded | Global Fund Data Service | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 401 | 1.4% | independent | 401 matched figures, with a median difference of 1.4 per cent. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | Global Fund Data Service | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 366 | 29.8% | independent | 366 matched figures, with a median difference of 29.8 per cent. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | WHO Global Health Observatory | 365 | 33.4% | independent | 365 matched figures, with a median difference of 33.4 per cent. |
| Global Fund HIV disbursements to the country | IATI, through d-portal | UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database | 357 | 37.3% | independent | 357 matched figures, with a median difference of 37.3 per cent. |
| Pregnant women with HIV who received ARVs for PMTCT | Global Fund Data Service | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 357 | 4.9% | independent | 357 matched figures, with a median difference of 4.9 per cent. |
| Global Fund HIV disbursements to the country | OECD Creditor Reporting System | UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database | 326 | 40.4% | independent | 326 matched figures, with a median difference of 40.4 per cent. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 326 | 32.2% | independent | 326 matched figures, with a median difference of 32.2 per cent. |
| HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 307 | 163.4% | independent | 307 matched figures, with a median difference of 163.4 per cent. |
| People newly enrolled on ART during the year | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 266 | 34.3% | independent | 266 matched figures, with a median difference of 34.3 per cent. |
| HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | PEPFAR testing by modality | 216 | 65.8% | independent | 216 matched figures, with a median difference of 65.8 per cent. |
| HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 216 | 67.3% | independent | 216 matched figures, with a median difference of 67.3 per cent. |
| HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 210 | 165.7% | independent | 210 matched figures, with a median difference of 165.7 per cent. |
| People receiving PrEP | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 200 | 48.8% | independent | 179 matched figures, with a median difference of 48.8 per cent. A further 21 matched figures are printed by a source as a bound, for example <100, and are set aside. |
| TB patients recorded as HIV-positive | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 197 | 26.8% | independent | 197 matched figures, with a median difference of 26.8 per cent. |
| HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 185 | 155.1% | independent | 185 matched figures, with a median difference of 155.1 per cent. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 180 | 2.0% | independent | 171 matched figures, with a median difference of 2.0 per cent. A further nine matched figures are printed by a source as a bound, for example <100, and are set aside. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | WHO Global Health Observatory | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 178 | 0.2% | independent | 178 matched figures, with a median difference of 0.2 per cent. |
| Pregnant women with HIV who received ARVs for PMTCT | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 164 | 24.4% | independent | 164 matched figures, with a median difference of 24.4 per cent. |
| Pregnant women with HIV who received ARVs for PMTCT | Global Fund Data Service | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 163 | 44.2% | independent | 163 matched figures, with a median difference of 44.2 per cent. |
| HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | WHO Global Health Observatory | 159 | 170.5% | independent | 159 matched figures, with a median difference of 170.5 per cent. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | Global Fund Data Service | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 156 | 0.0% | independent | 156 matched figures, with a median difference of 0.0 per cent. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 112 | 24.2% | independent | 112 matched figures, with a median difference of 24.2 per cent. |
| HIV tests performed through community outreach | PEPFAR testing by modality | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 110 | 121.4% | independent | 110 matched figures, with a median difference of 121.4 per cent. |
| Voluntary medical male circumcisions performed | PEPFAR voluntary medical male circumcision | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 108 | 20.7% | independent | 108 matched figures, with a median difference of 20.7 per cent. |
| Voluntary medical male circumcisions performed | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 98 | 16.5% | independent | 98 matched figures, with a median difference of 16.5 per cent. |
| People newly enrolled on ART during the year | Global Fund Data Service | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 87 | 70.6% | independent | 87 matched figures, with a median difference of 70.6 per cent. |
| HIV prevalence, ages 15-49 | Demographic and Health Surveys | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 80 | 10.2% | independent | 80 matched figures, with a median difference of 10.2 per cent. |
| HIV prevalence, ages 15-49 | Demographic and Health Surveys | World Bank Open Data | 80 | 10.2% | independent | 80 matched figures, with a median difference of 10.2 per cent. |
| People newly enrolled on ART during the year | Global Fund Data Service | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 75 | 3.6% | independent | 75 matched figures, with a median difference of 3.6 per cent. |
| PEPFAR expenditure, all US agencies | PEPFAR budgets and expenditure | UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database | 72 | 11.8% | independent | 72 matched figures, with a median difference of 11.8 per cent. |
| Number newly diagnosed HIV-positive (PEPFAR MER HTS_TST_POS) | Global Fund Data Service | PEPFAR testing by modality | 58 | 40.7% | independent | 58 matched figures, with a median difference of 40.7 per cent. |
| Number newly diagnosed HIV-positive (PEPFAR MER HTS_TST_POS) | Global Fund Data Service | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 58 | 40.7% | independent | 58 matched figures, with a median difference of 40.7 per cent. |
| Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | WHO Global Health Observatory | Thembisa model, University of Cape Town | 50 | 6.3% | independent | 50 matched figures, with a median difference of 6.3 per cent. |
| PEPFAR expenditure, all US agencies | PEPFAR operating-unit budgets | UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database | 46 | 7.2% | independent | 46 matched figures, with a median difference of 7.2 per cent. |
The table shows 40 of 231 source pairs, ordered by relationship and then by the number of matched figures. The complete table is in the download.
Where independent sources disagree
The table lists matched figures from independent source pairs only, and only where the figure from source A and the figure from source B are large enough for a ratio to be meaningful. A difference above 10% counts as material. A matched figure is set aside, and not counted as a disagreement, when the figure from source A or the figure from source B is below the minimum size the panel sets for the unit, is zero, or is negative.
| Country | Year | Indicator | Source A | Value A | Source B | Value B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2019 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 218 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 51,207,840 | -200% |
| China | 2018 | People newly enrolled on ART during the year | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 7 | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 127,725 | -200% |
| South Africa | 2002 | External HIV financing from the United States (ODA) | ForeignAssistance.gov | $15.4m | OECD Creditor Reporting System | $1k | +200% |
| Kazakhstan | 2022 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 642 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 3,793,631 | -200% |
| India | 2020 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 6,567 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 38,801,163 | -200% |
| Malawi | 2017 | Global Fund HIV disbursements to the country | OECD Creditor Reporting System | $21k | UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database | $89.8m | -200% |
| India | 2020 | HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | 41,425,171 | PEPFAR testing by modality | 12,003 | +200% |
| India | 2020 | HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | 41,425,171 | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 12,003 | +200% |
| Nepal | 2022 | HIV tests performed through community outreach | PEPFAR testing by modality | 255 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 298,847 | -200% |
| India | 2022 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 56,184 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 60,217,984 | -200% |
| Ghana | 2020 | TB patients recorded as HIV-positive | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 2 | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 2,118 | -200% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2024 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 63 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 66,618 | -200% |
| Rwanda | 2022 | TB patients recorded as HIV-positive | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 1 | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 925 | -200% |
| Senegal | 2025 | Pregnant women with HIV who received ARVs for PMTCT | Global Fund Data Service | 1,613 | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 2 | +200% |
| India | 2023 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 77,528 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 61,237,799 | -199% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2023 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 1,111 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 785,451 | -199% |
| India | 2024 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 100,625 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 66,711,778 | -199% |
| Botswana | 2019 | TB patients recorded as HIV-positive | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 2 | WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme | 1,296 | -199% |
| Senegal | 2020 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 1,014 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 652,233 | -199% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2024 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 1,242 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 747,082 | -199% |
| Liberia | 2024 | HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | 285 | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 169,650 | -199% |
| Liberia | 2024 | HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | 285 | WHO Global Health Observatory | 169,650 | -199% |
| Liberia | 2024 | HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | 285 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 169,650 | -199% |
| Mozambique | 2002 | External HIV financing from the United States (ODA) | ForeignAssistance.gov | $9k | OECD Creditor Reporting System | $5.1m | -199% |
| Bangladesh | 2016 | External HIV financing from the United States (ODA) | ForeignAssistance.gov | $1.1m | OECD Creditor Reporting System | $2k | +199% |
| India | 2021 | HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | 23,082,931 | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 43,056 | +199% |
| India | 2021 | HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | 23,082,931 | PEPFAR testing by modality | 43,056 | +199% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2022 | HIV tests performed at a health facility | PEPFAR testing by modality | 1,278 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 662,539 | -199% |
| Senegal | 2023 | Pregnant women with HIV who received ARVs for PMTCT | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 3 | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 1,404 | -199% |
| Myanmar | 2025 | People newly enrolled on ART during the year | Global Fund Data Service | 18,625 | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 40 | +199% |
| Peru | 2021 | Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 173 | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 80,000 | -199% |
| Peru | 2021 | Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 173 | WHO Global Health Observatory | 79,924 | -199% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2024 | HIV tests performed through community outreach | PEPFAR testing by modality | 148 | WHO HIV testing services dashboard | 68,068 | -199% |
| Panama | 2018 | Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 31 | WHO Global Health Observatory | 14,171 | -199% |
| Peru | 2021 | Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | Global Fund Data Service | 78,171 | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 173 | +199% |
| Senegal | 2023 | Pregnant women with HIV who received ARVs for PMTCT | Global Fund Data Service | 1,293 | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 3 | +199% |
| Liberia | 2024 | HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | 285 | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 121,407 | -199% |
| Liberia | 2024 | HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person | Global Fund Data Service | 285 | PEPFAR testing by modality | 121,407 | -199% |
| Panama | 2018 | Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 31 | UNAIDS AIDSinfo | 13,000 | -199% |
| Panama | 2018 | Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) | Global Fund Data Service | 12,791 | PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight | 31 | +199% |
The table shows 40 of 5291 material differences, largest difference first.