HIV and AIDS Statistics - At a Glance
Updated November 2011
At the end of 2010, an estimated 34 million people [31.6 million – 35.2 million] were living with HIV worldwide, up 17% from 2001. This reflects the continued large number of new HIV infections and a significant expansion of access to antiretroviral therapy, which has helped reduce AIDS-related deaths, especially in more recent years. There were 2.7 million [2.4 million –2 .9 million] new HIV infections in 2010.
Approximately 65,000 people are living with HIV and AIDS in Canada. Of those, 30% are unaware that they are infected with HIV.
It appears that the number of new infections in Canada in 2008 (estimated range between 2,300 and 4,300) was about the same as or slightly greater than the estimated range in 2005 (2,200 to 4,200).
Ontario has the highest number of positive HIV test reports in Canada, representing 44.4% of all HIV-positive reports from 1985 to 2006. Quebec has the second highest number, with (21.6%), followed by British Columbia, (20.6%).
From 1985 – 2008, Toronto accounted for 18,007 positive HIV test reports. That is 63% of all positive test reports in Ontario and 28% of all positive test reports in Canada.
Gay and bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) accounted for the majority of positive HIV test reports in Toronto, Ontario, and Canada between 1985 and 2008. During this period, they accounted for 72.2% of all positive HIV test reports in Toronto, 66% of all test reports in Ontario, and 57.8% of test reports in Canada overall.
Women account for an increasing proportion of positive HIV test reports in Ontario, and Canada. Women now account for about 26% of diagnoses each year in Canada, 23% of diagnoses in Ontario, and 18% of diagnoses in the City of Toronto.
Canadians from countries with high rates of HIV (so called HIV-endemic countries) account for an increasing proportion of positive test reports in Toronto, Ontario, and Canada. In 2008, they accounted for 18% of all positive test reports in Toronto and 19.9% of all positive test reports in Ontario.
1. UNAIDS 2011 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
2. 1. Estimates of HIV Prevalence and Incidence in Canada, 2008. Public Health Agency of Canada.
3. Report on HIV/AIDS in Ontario 2007, Robert S. Remis, MD, University of Toronto, June 2009
