Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Canada
Canada: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 65,000 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Canada is 65,000, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Canada peaked at 65,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31,000, in 1990.
Canada ranks 56th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,000 | — |
| 1991 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 33,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 36,000 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 39,000 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 41,000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 42,000 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 43,000 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 44,000 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 45,000 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 46,000 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 47,000 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 49,000 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 50,000 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 51,000 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 52,000 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 53,000 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 55,000 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 56,000 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 58,000 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 60,000 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 61,000 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 63,000 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 64,000 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 65,000 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,600 | 31,000 | 36,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,200 | 37,000 | 47,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,500 | 49,000 | 61,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,000 | 63,000 | 65,000 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Canada?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Canada was 65,000 in 2022, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 65,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,000 in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Canada ranks 56th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.