HPA Statistics 2006
Estimated number of people Living with HIV in 2005
- Worldwide: 39.5 million
- In sub-Saharan Africa: 24.7 million
- In the UK: 63 500 (20,100 undiagnosed)Black Africans (aged 15- 59) living with diagnosed HIV in England: 15,750African born men living with HIV in the UK: 7500 (undiagnosed: 2300)
- African born women living with HIV in the UK: 14000 (undiagnosed: 3100)
New diagnosis of HIV in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Total new HIV diagnoses (where ethnicity was reported): 5902
- New diagnoses among black Africans: 3064
Relevant tables
Estimates of prevalent HIV infection among adults aged 15- 59, United Kingdom: 2005
|
Exposure Category
|
Number diagnosed
|
Number undiagnosed
|
Total
|
|
Sex between men
|
19 000
(18 500 - 19 600)
|
9000
(6600 - 12 400)
|
28 000
(25 500 - 31 400)
|
|
Injecting drug use
|
1400
(1300 - 1400)
|
500
(400 - 600)
|
1800
(1700 - 2000)
|
|
Heterosexuals
|
23 100
(22 400 - 23 800)
|
10500
(7500 - 15 100)
|
33 600
(30 700 - 38 000)
|
|
Men
|
8300
(8100 - 8600)
|
5000
(3400 - 8600)
|
13 400
(11 800 - 16 900)
|
|
African born
|
5200
(5000 - 5400)
|
2300
(1200 – 5400)
|
7500
(6300 – 10,500)
|
|
Non-African born
|
3200
(3100 - 3300)
|
2600
(1800 – 4100)
|
5800
(4900 –7200)
|
|
Women
|
14 700
(14 200 - 15 200)
|
5500
(3900 - 7000)
|
20 200
(18 700 - 21 700)
|
|
African born
|
10 900
(10 500 – 11 300)
|
3100
(1800 –4500)
|
14 000
(12 800 – 15 300)
|
|
Non African born
|
3800
(3600 – 4000)
|
2300
(1500 –3500)
|
6100
(5300 – 7300)
|
|
UK total
|
43 400
(42 200 - 44 700)
|
20 100
(16 000 – 25 500)
|
63 500
(59 500 – 68 800)
|
Populations living with diagnosed HIV aged 15 to 59, England: 2005
|
|
Black African
|
Black Caribbean
|
Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi
|
White
|
|
HIV-diagnosed individuals
|
15,750
|
1,185
|
473
|
20,246
|
|
Population
|
442,300
|
384,500
|
1,522,400
|
26,977,300
|
|
Percent living with diagnosed HIV
|
3.6%
|
0.3%
|
0.03%
|
0.08%
|
For more information visit: http://www.hpa.org.uk/publications/2006/hiv_sti_2006/default.htm
