HIV/AIDS statistics

Worldwide

• In 2008, there were 33.4 million people living with HIV worldwide.
• 2.7 million people were infected with HIV in 2008.
• 2 million adults and children died with AIDS in 2008.

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Source: 2009 Report on the global AIDS epidemic

For more information on worldwide figures see UNAIDS.

Australia

• 28,099 people have been notified with HIV in Australia.
• Of these, 10,327 have been diagnosed with AIDS diagnoses.
• There have been 6,762 deaths in Australia attributed to AIDS-related illness.

The table below shows the cumulative data of all recorded HIV diagnoses, AIDS diagnoses and deaths attributed to AIDS-related illness in Australia until 30 September, 2008:

The next table below shows the data of recorded HIV diagnoses, AIDS diagnoses and deaths attributed to AIDS-related illness in Australia in the 12-month period from 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008:

Source: National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, January 2009 Surviellance Report.

Trends

The following graph shows, from 1981- 2005:

• HIV diagnoses in Australia. Note that the HIV antibody test first became widely available in Australia around 1984-1985, and so this is reflected on the graph.
• AIDS diagnoses. This is a clinical diagnosis based on the presence of opportunistic infections. You can notice the significant decline in AIDS diagnoses in the mid 1990s. This is largely due to the availabilty of HIV anti-retroviral medications, which help suppress the virus.
• 'Newly acquired HIV'. What does this mean? Improvements in testing techniques has enabled pathologists and clinicians to determine if a diagnosed infection was recent (ie within approximately 6 months). This gives a rough indication of how many infections are taking place at a given point in time, and is a useful tool for our work.

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Source: National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, 2006 HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis & Sexually Transmissible Infections in Australia Annual Surveillance Report

Australian Capital Territory

• 308 people have been notified with HIV in the ACT.
• Of these, 104 had AIDS diagnoses.
• There have been 80 deaths in the ACT attributed to AIDS-related illness.

The table below shows the cumulative data of all recorded HIV diagnoses, AIDS diagnoses and deaths attributed to AIDS-related illness in the ACT until 30 September 2008:

The next table below shows the data of recorded HIV diagnoses, AIDS diagnoses and deaths attributed to AIDS-related illness in the ACT in the 12-month period from 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008:

Source: National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, January 2009 Surveillance Report. Click for information on other states and territories.

* Total figures include people whose sex was reported as transgender.