In 2021, 63 percent of new HIV infections in eastern and southern Africa were among women and girls. The gender gap is especially evident among young adults aged 15 to 24 years old.
This statistic illustrates the distribution of new HIV infections in eastern and southern Africa in 2021, by gender and age group.
Distribution of new HIV infections in eastern and southern Africa in 2021, by gender and age group
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UNAIDS. (January 20, 2023). Distribution of new HIV infections in eastern and southern Africa in 2021, by gender and age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175396/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-eastern-and-southern-africa-by-gender-and-age/
UNAIDS. "Distribution of new HIV infections in eastern and southern Africa in 2021, by gender and age group." Chart. January 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175396/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-eastern-and-southern-africa-by-gender-and-age/
UNAIDS. (2023). Distribution of new HIV infections in eastern and southern Africa in 2021, by gender and age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175396/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-eastern-and-southern-africa-by-gender-and-age/
UNAIDS. "Distribution of New Hiv Infections in Eastern and Southern Africa in 2021, by Gender and Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175396/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-eastern-and-southern-africa-by-gender-and-age/
UNAIDS, Distribution of new HIV infections in eastern and southern Africa in 2021, by gender and age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175396/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-eastern-and-southern-africa-by-gender-and-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of new HIV infections in eastern and southern Africa in 2021, by gender and age group [Graph], UNAIDS, January 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175396/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-eastern-and-southern-africa-by-gender-and-age/
