This statistic shows the estimated number of people who injected drugs and were living with HIV, hepatitis C, or both as of 2017. According to the data, there were 1.4 million people who injected drugs and were living with HIV at that time. In total, it was estimated that there were 11 million injection drug users globally.
Number of people globally who were injecting drugs while living with HIV, hepatitis C, or both as of 2017
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of people in millions
People who inject drugs and are living with HIV
1.4
People who inject drugs and are living with hepatitis C
5.6
People who inject drugs and are living with HIV and hepatitis C
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UNODC. (June 26, 2019). Number of people globally who were injecting drugs while living with HIV, hepatitis C, or both as of 2017 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878834/hiv-and-hepatitis-c-injection-drug-use-worldwide/
UNODC. "Number of people globally who were injecting drugs while living with HIV, hepatitis C, or both as of 2017 (in millions)." Chart. June 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878834/hiv-and-hepatitis-c-injection-drug-use-worldwide/
UNODC. (2019). Number of people globally who were injecting drugs while living with HIV, hepatitis C, or both as of 2017 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878834/hiv-and-hepatitis-c-injection-drug-use-worldwide/
UNODC. "Number of People Globally Who Were Injecting Drugs While Living with Hiv, Hepatitis C, or Both as of 2017 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878834/hiv-and-hepatitis-c-injection-drug-use-worldwide/
UNODC, Number of people globally who were injecting drugs while living with HIV, hepatitis C, or both as of 2017 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878834/hiv-and-hepatitis-c-injection-drug-use-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people globally who were injecting drugs while living with HIV, hepatitis C, or both as of 2017 (in millions) [Graph], UNODC, June 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/878834/hiv-and-hepatitis-c-injection-drug-use-worldwide/
