HIV in India Statistics

There were 5.6 million people living with HIV in India. It was estimated by UNAIDS in the year 2006. The estimations show that there were more HIV infected people in India other than any country in the world. In 2007 by pursuing the survey of HIV among the general population, NAACO and UNAIDS agreed on new evaluation. By the HIV in India statistics, it is observed that between 2 million and 3.1 million people living with HIV.

However later on, in 2008 the figure was confirmed to be 2.31 million. The prevalence rate is 0.3 that seems very low but it is because of the vast population of India. India is on third number in the world who is having large number of people living with HIV. A study that was released at the starting of 2006 which showed that the HIV infection rates had come down in southern India. Moreover NACO exhibited the figures in 2008. These figures suggest that the number of people living with HIV has decreased from 2.73 million in 2002 to 2.27 million in 2008.

The situation of HIV/AIDS in various states of India

The vast size is the obstacle to be examined the figures of HIV infected people in India. Most of the states in India have a higher population than most African countries. So it is more convenient to study the HIV/AIDS state by state.

The given states have recorded the highest levels of HIV prevalence at antenatal in recent years

Karnataka-

Karnataka has almost 53 million population. The prevalence of HIV among antenatal clinic attendees has been exceeded one percent from 2003 to 2006. The districts that are highly affected or highest prevalence of HIV has located in and around Bangalore in southern part of the state or in devadasi belt. Devadasi women have been devoted to the service of God. Many women from this part are working as prostitutes for the sex trade in the big cities like Mumbai. In 2007 the average prevalence among female workers in Karnataka was just over 5% in 2007.

Goa-Goa, a famous tourist destination, is a small state, situated in the southwest of India. The population of Goa is 1.4 million. The prevalence rate among antenatal and STD clinic attendees was 0.18% and 5.6 respectively. According to the Goa State AIDS Control Society, in 2008 26,737 people were tested for HIV and out of them 1018 tested positive.

Maharashtra -

The population of Maharashtra is around 97 million; it is spread out three hundred thousand square kilometers. Mumbai is the capital city of Maharashtra. It is very populous city in India with almost 14 million inhabitants. In 2007 the HIV prevalence of antenatal clinics in Maharashtra was 0.5%. The state has highest percent of HIV prevalence among the female sex workers.

Nagaland -

Nagaland is the small state. It is a northwestern state where injecting drug use has been the main cause of spread of HIV. HIV prevalence in this state in 2007 was 8.34%. However it is decreased to 1.91 in 2007.

The furnished information about HIV in India would help you to understand the nature of the disease in the country.