In , over two-thirds of the people accessing HIV care in the UK were men, with women representing As people can live longer, healthier lives with HIV we have seen the number of people with an HIV diagnosis who are aged 50 and over increase in recent years. Of all the people whose ethnicities are known and who received specialist HIV care in the UK in Data are not available for Northern Ireland for Of the individuals in England for whom CD4 count at diagnosis was measured within the first 91 days, the highest proportion of late diagnoses was seen through injecting drug use.
In general, older people are more likely to be diagnosed late in England. All age groups have seen an overall decrease in diagnoses since The second-largest ethnic group among newly diagnosed MSM in was Asian, with The highest number of new cases in MSM attributed to sex between men in were diagnosed in London, with new cases. The fewest new cases of this kind in were recorded in Wales, with 32 new cases attributed to sex between men.
In England in , 42, individuals identifying as gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men aged 15 and over were seen for HIV care The second largest group is , representing As people are living longer with HIV, the average age of those accessing care is increasing. The vast majority of MSM accessing care in in England were white, with this group making up The Asian community made up just 1. This was followed by the South East with 5, cases and the North West with 5, cases.
Trans people aged are the largest age group accessing HIV care in England, making up Of the trans people accessing HIV care in , Just 29 trans men and 19 gender diverse people were accessing HIV care in England in The majority Close Search website. Donate Sign up to our newsletter. Time to read. Index Accessing care. Age As people can live longer, healthier lives with HIV we have seen the number of people with an HIV diagnosis who are aged 50 and over increase in recent years.
Almost half Over time, the number of people living with HIV aged has increased and this group is now bigger than the years age group. This shows how effective treatment is helping people to live longer with HIV.
