Today more people than ever before are living with HIV and each year new infections occur.
UK Statistics - The number of people living with HIV in the UK has trebled in the last 10 years
People living with HIV:
- More than 85,000 people are living with HIV in the UK
- Over a quarter of people with HIV in the UK are undiagnosed
- About two thirds of people living with HIV are men and a third are women
- Over half of all people living with HIV are aged between 30 and 44, but there are significant numbers both of young people and older people now living with HIV
New HIV cases in 2008:
- 7,298 new diagnoses
- The two groups most affected remain gay and bisexual men and black African heterosexuals. Three-quarters of people diagnosed were among these two groups.
- 2,760 new diagnoses among men who have sex with men
- 2,790 new diagnoses among people from black and minority ethnic communities
All figures from the Health Protection Agency report: HIV in the United Kingdom: 2009 Report.
International Statistic - HIV is increasing in every region of the world
People living with HIV:
- 33.4 million people living with HIV worldwide
- 31.3 million adults
- 15.7 million women
- 2.1 million children under 15
New HIV cases in 2007:
- 2.7 million people
- 2.3 million adults
- 430,000 children under 15
HIV-related deaths in 2007:
All figures from UNAIDS.