In 2023, there were an estimated 1.9 million [1.1 million–2.5 million] adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years living with HIV, compared with 1.2 million [840 000–1.6 million] adolescent boys and young men aged 15–24 years. Globally, 44% of all new HIV infections were among women and girls (all ages) in 2023. Between 2000 and 2023, new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women fell by 63% worldwide, and the rate of that decline has accelerated over the past decade. The estimated number of adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years who acquired HIV in 2023 was 210 000 [130 000–280 000]—four times higher than the 2025 target of 50 000. Related links: New UNAIDS report shows AIDS pandemic can be ended by 2030, but only if leaders boost resources and protect human rights now | Full report

UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima's remarks at the Symposium on the Priorities of China-Africa Cooperation in the Context of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 9 July 2024 

UNAIDS data show that in 2023, 39.9 million [36.1 million–44.6 million] people were living with HIV globally, of whom 53% were women and girls. An estimated 30.7 million [27.0 million–31.9 million] people living with HIV were receiving lifesaving treatment, and almost three quarters (72% [65–80%]) (78% [70–87%] of women and 67% [60–75%] of men living with HIV) had a suppressed viral load. Approximately 9.3 million [7.4 million–10.8 million] people living with HIV globally were not receiving antiretroviral therapy. More than half (58%) of the pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV who were not on antiretroviral therapy were in western and central Africa, 23% were in eastern and southern Africa, and 10% were in Asia and the Pacific—these women also urgently need to be reached with services for their own health and to reduce the risk of vertical transmission to their children. HIV is now comparable to that of the general population. The proportion of new HIV infections among people aged 50 years and over is anticipated to increase from 28% in 2010 to 73% in 2030. As people living with HIV who are on treatment get older, comorbid health conditions among people living with HIV need to be taken into account for programming. Related links: New UNAIDS report shows AIDS pandemic can be ended by 2030, but only if leaders boost resources and protect human rights now | Full report