STBBI Basics: HIV

HIV in Canada
According to the Government of Canada's reporting, 62,050 Canadians were with HIV at the end of 2018.
A total of 88,357 HIV diagnoses have been reported in Canada from 1985 - 2019
Of those living with HIV, an estimated one in eight, is not aware of HIV positive.
HIV Canada: Exposure & Key Populations – 2020

HIV in Alberta
The Government of Alberta reported there were 7,892 known HIV diagnoses in Alberta in 2020.
190 new diagnoses (not infections) from the year prior.
HIV & AIDS



What Transmits HIV?

What Does Not Transmit HIV?

References
- UNAIDS epidemiological estimates, 2020.
- http://aidsinfo.unaids.org
- Avert
- https://www.beintheknow.org/