HIV statistics tell the story of the HIV epidemic

HIV statistics tell the story of the HIV epidemic. How people are infected help us develop prevention tools and to whom we should target our prevention efforts. The following HIV statistics and AIDS data details the extent of HIV and AIDS among adults and adolescents and by exposure category.

AIDS Cases by Exposure Category

These figures detail the number of AIDS cases by exposure category.Men who have sex with men

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  • Male: 454,106
  • Women: N/A
  • Total: 454,106
• Injecting drug use
  
  
  
  
  • Male: 168,695
  • Women: 73,311
  • Total: 242,006
• Men who have sex with men and inject drugs
  
  
  
  
  • Male: 66,081
  • Women: N/A
  • Total: 66,081
• Hemophilia / transfusion / perinatal / not identified
  
  
  
  
  • Male: 14,191
  • Women: 6,535
  • Total: 20,726
• Heterosexual contact
  
  
  
  
  • Male: 61,914
  • Women: 102,936
  • Total: 164,850