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This Wednesday (11), the Ministry of Health published the HIV and AIDS Epidemiological Bulletin, which revealed that Brazil is recording a constant increase in new cases of HIV in recent years. However, AIDS mortality rates have decreased.
Brazil records an increase in HIV cases, despite the drop in AIDS deaths, according to a bulletin. Photo: Reproduction
According to the bulletin, in 2023, 46,495 cases of HIV infection were reported in Brazil, which represents an increase of 4.5% compared to the previous year.
Of these cases, 63.2% were self-declared black people, 49.7% were mixed race and 13.5% were black. Furthermore, 53.6% of cases occurred in men who have sex with men (MSM).
According to the Ministry of Health, since 1980, more than 1.1 million cases have occurred, with an annual average of 36 thousand new cases in the last five years. After a reduction during the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a 2.5% increase in cases between 2022 and 2023, returning to pre-pandemic levels.
Data from the bulletin showed that the main route of HIV transmission continues to be sexual, representing 75.3% of cases in individuals aged 13 or over. Since the beginning of the epidemic, Brazil has recorded 392,981 deaths from AIDS, with 70.1% of these deaths among men and 29.9% among women.
of 32.9% in the standardized AIDS mortality coefficient, which went from 5.7 deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants in 2013 to 3.9 deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants in 2023.
Brazil’s goals in the fight against HIV and AIDS
Aligned with the 2030 Agenda and as a signatory to the World Health Organization (WHO) proposal to eliminate HIV by 2030, Brazil aims to:
- Diagnose 95% of people living with HIV and/or AIDS;
- Treat 95% of people diagnosed with HIV and/or AIDS;
- Ensure that at least 95% of people undergoing treatment have a suppressed viral load (below 1,000 copies/mL);
- Reduce, by 2030, the HIV incidence rate by 90%, compared to 2010 rates;
- Reduce, by 2030, the number of AIDS deaths by 90%, compared to 2010 rates.
