HIV remains a major global public health issue, having claimed an estimated 42.3 million lives to date.
There were an estimated 39.9 million people living with HIV at the end of 2023, 65% of whom are in the WHO African Region.
In 2023, an estimated 630 000 people died from HIV-related causes and an estimated 1.3 million people acquired HIV.
By 2025, 95% of all people living with HIV should have a diagnosis, 95% of whom should be taking lifesaving antiretroviral treatment, and 95% of people living with HIV on treatment should achieve a suppressed viral load.
In 2023, these percentages were 86%, 89%, and 93% respectively.
In 2023, of all people living with HIV, 86% knew their status, 77% were receiving antiretroviral therapy and 72% had suppressed viral loads.
The 1.3 million people who acquired HIV in 2023 was 39% lower than in 2010.
However, 1.3 million new cases of HIV are three times higher than the 2025 target of 370,000 or fewer new infections.
The HIV response globally is short of $9.5 billion, and this gap keeps increasing.