Statistics
We regularly update our statistics, making sure you have access to the most up to date information about HIV and hepatitis C.
HIV
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Here are the latest statistics on HIV.
Scotland:
- It’s estimated that 6,122 people are living with HIV in Scotland
- 5,617 people have been diagnosed
- Another 505 may be infected but are undiagnosed
- In 2019, there were 326 people in Scotland diagnosed with HIV
Scotland has now reached the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets:
- 91% of people living with HIV have been diagnosed
- 98% of those diagnosed and attending specialist services are receiving treatment
- 94% of those on treatment are undetectable
UK:
- It’s estimated around 103,800 people are living with HIV in the UK
- Of these, around 7,500 may be infected but are undiagnosed
- 93% of people living with HIV are diagnosed
- 97% of them are on treatment
- 97% of them are undetectable
Global:
- 38m people globally are living with HIV
- In 2019, there were 1.7m new HIV infections – this is a 40% decrease in new infections since 1997
- 21.7m people were accessing antiretroviral therapy as of 2017, compared to 19.4m in 2016.
- 81% people living with HIV globally know their status
For further statistical information about HIV in Scotland, visit Health Protection Scotland’s Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework Data Portal.
Hepatitis C
Here are the latest statistics on Hepatitis C.
Scotland
- An estimated 21,000 people in Scotland are living with chronic hepatitis C
- As many as 10,500 (50%) of these people have never been diagnosed – meaning they cannot access effective treatments
- In 2018, there were 1,423 new cases of hepatitis C diagnosed in Scotland, and over 2,600 people started treatment
UK
- It is estimated that around 143,000 people are living with hepatitis C in the UK
- Hepatitis C related deaths fell by 19% between 2015 and 2018
- Since 2014, numbers accessing treatment have more than doubled with 15,200 treatment initiations by 2018/19
Global
- An estimated 71 million people globally are living with chronic hepatitis C
- An estimated 399,000 people die each year from hepatitis C-related liver diseases
For further statistical information about hepatitis C in Scotland, visit Health Protection Scotland’s Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework Data Portal.
