In 2020, gay men and other men who had sex with other men accounted for 46 percent of the new HIV cases in Latin America. Clients of sex workers and other sexual partners of key populations accounted for 24 percent of the cases. Individuals that did not report any HIV-related risk behavior accounted for eight percent of new cases.
Distribution of new HIV cases in Latin America in 2020, by population group
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UNAIDS. (November 1, 2021). Distribution of new HIV cases in Latin America in 2020, by population group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/968392/latin-america-new-hiv-cases-population-group/
UNAIDS. "Distribution of new HIV cases in Latin America in 2020, by population group." Chart. November 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/968392/latin-america-new-hiv-cases-population-group/
UNAIDS. (2021). Distribution of new HIV cases in Latin America in 2020, by population group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/968392/latin-america-new-hiv-cases-population-group/
UNAIDS. "Distribution of New Hiv Cases in Latin America in 2020, by Population Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/968392/latin-america-new-hiv-cases-population-group/
UNAIDS, Distribution of new HIV cases in Latin America in 2020, by population group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/968392/latin-america-new-hiv-cases-population-group/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of new HIV cases in Latin America in 2020, by population group [Graph], UNAIDS, November 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/968392/latin-america-new-hiv-cases-population-group/