Hiv Statistics In Malaysia 2018
70 of new hiv infections in 2013 were malay.
Hiv statistics in malaysia 2018. However only 77 903 are aware of their status. This statistic shows the number of hiv cases in malaysia in 2018 sorted by region. This statistic shows the incidence rate of hiv in malaysia in 2018 sorted by region. Risks rights and health 2018 supplement national aids spending assessment nasa 2016 2017 technical note on national and sub national hiv estimates and projections.
This edition of unaids data contains the very latest data on the world s response to hiv consolidating a small part of the huge volume of data collected analysed and refined by unaids over the years. Snapshot of hiv aids in malaysia 2017 march 6 2019. The majority people living with hiv in malaysia are men but the ratio is decreasing. The number of hiv positive women has been increasing as well.
In that year there were approximately 22 hiv cases per 100 thousand inhabitants reported in kuala lumpur. In 2001 the ratio of hiv positive men versus hiv positive women was 10 1 but in 2013 this ration has dramatically changes to 4 1. Call for expression of interest eoi from individual consultant s to develop hiv position paper sexual transmission among key populations april 12 2019. Hiv and the law.
Malaysia has done well in controlling the spread of hiv incidence of which has been decreasing over recent years. Malaysia is ranked seventh highest in adult prevalence of hiv aids in asia after thailand papua new guinea burma cambodia vietnam and indonesia with a 0 45 prevalence rate. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid 19 coronavirus. There s still a lot of stigma and discrimination that people with hiv in malaysia face there are currently some 3 300 reported cases of hiv infections a year down from 6 000 to 7 000 a.
The first hiv aids case in malaysia made it debut in 1986 and since has become one of the country s most serious health and development challenges. As of 2019 the ministry of health estimated that there were 87 581 people living with hiv in malaysia. The prevalence of non communicable diseases however is generally increasing. Prevalence of hiv total of population ages 15 49 malaysia from the world bank.