How many people in the UK have HIV or AIDS? And, how many out of how many are infected, for example 1 in 500.?

Answer 1

An estimated 63,500 adults were living with HIV in the UK at the end of 2005, of whom 20,100 (32%) were unaware of their infection.

In 2005, there were at least 7,450 new diagnoses of HIV, contributing to a cumulative total of 82,593 reported by the end of September 2006.

There have been 22,501 diagnoses of AIDS in the UK. At least 17,152 people diagnosed with HIV have died, and at least 80% of these deaths followed an AIDS diagnosis.

Population:
60,609,153 (July 2006 est.)


1.3 infections per 1000 people.