In 2021, male-to-male sexual contact was the leading exposure category for first-time HIV diagnoses in Canada among the 20 to 29 and 30 to 39 year age groups, representing 49.2 and 39.6 percent of cases, respectively. Conversely, heterosexual contact was the predominant exposure category for the 15 to 19 year age group, accounting for 57.1 percent of reported cases. This statistic shows the distribution of first-time HIV diagnoses in 2021 in Canada, by exposure category and age group.
Distribution of first-time HIV diagnoses in 2021 in Canada, by exposure category and age group
Age at diagnosis
Male-to-male sexual contact
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use
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Public Health Agency of Canada. (December 1, 2023). Distribution of first-time HIV diagnoses in 2021 in Canada, by exposure category and age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481156/share-of-hiv-diagnoses-in-canada-by-exposure-category-and-age/
Public Health Agency of Canada. "Distribution of first-time HIV diagnoses in 2021 in Canada, by exposure category and age group." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481156/share-of-hiv-diagnoses-in-canada-by-exposure-category-and-age/
Public Health Agency of Canada. (2023). Distribution of first-time HIV diagnoses in 2021 in Canada, by exposure category and age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481156/share-of-hiv-diagnoses-in-canada-by-exposure-category-and-age/
Public Health Agency of Canada. "Distribution of First-time Hiv Diagnoses in 2021 in Canada, by Exposure Category and Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481156/share-of-hiv-diagnoses-in-canada-by-exposure-category-and-age/
Public Health Agency of Canada, Distribution of first-time HIV diagnoses in 2021 in Canada, by exposure category and age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481156/share-of-hiv-diagnoses-in-canada-by-exposure-category-and-age/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Distribution of first-time HIV diagnoses in 2021 in Canada, by exposure category and age group [Graph], Public Health Agency of Canada, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481156/share-of-hiv-diagnoses-in-canada-by-exposure-category-and-age/
