People living with HIV in Canada: infographic

In 2018, an estimated 62,050 people were living with HIV in Canada

• 1 in 4 people living with HIV in Canada were women
• Half of the 62,050 Canadians living with HIV were gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM)

Canada’s progress towards meeting the HIV 90-90-90 targets

• 87% of people living with HIV were diagnosed
• 85% of people diagnosed with HIV were on treatment
• 94% of people receiving HIV treatment had a suppressed viral load
• 1 in 8 people living with HIV in Canada didn’t know their status
• Canada has shown improvements in all three 90-90-90 targets since 2016.
  • When it was estimated that 86% of all people living with HIV knew their status, 84% of those diagnosed were on treatment, and 92% of those on treatment a suppressed viral load^{Footnote 1}.

In 2018, an estimated 2,242 new HIV infections occurred

• Every 4 hours, one person was infected with HIV
• Indigenous Peoples accounted for 14% of new HIV infections, but only 4.9% of the total Canadian population
• 1,109 new infections were among gbMSM, representing half (49%) of all new HIV infections in 2018, but only make up 3-4% of the Canadian adult male population.

New HIV infections by key population

• gbMSM – 49%
• Heterosexuals – 34%
• People who inject drugs (PWID) – 14%
• gbMSM-PWID – 3%

Know your status so you can access treatment, protect your health, and that of your partner(s).

How can you reduce your risk?

• Get tested
• Encourage your partner to get tested
• Learn about safer sex methods
• Use condoms, other barriers, and lubricants correctly and consistently
• Do not share drug-use equipment

To learn more about HIV and what you can do to prevent the virus, visit: Canada.ca/hiv