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The Philippines is a low-HIV-prevalence country, with 0.1 percent of the adult population estimated to be HIV-positive, but the rate of increase in infections is one of the highest. [7] As of August 2019, the Department of Health (DOH) AIDS Registry in the Philippines reported 69,629 cumulative cases since 1984. [8]
2021 Grenada - 5 300 - 2023 Antigua and Barbuda - 84 - 2022 Turks and Caicos Islands - 1 000 - 2023 Samoa - 1 100 - 2023 Dominica - 240 - 2023 Iraq: 0.24% 4 700 - 2021 United Arab Emirates: 0.20% 23,000 10,000 2024 East Timor - 30 - 2022 Finland: 0.40% 6,000 1,500 2021 Svalbard - 2 - 2023 Kiribati - 45 - 2023 Saint Kitts and Nevis - 100 - 2023 ...
The Philippines has a relatively low incidence of HIV/AIDS. There have been about 2,800 reported cases since 1984, but independent estimates put the number of cases closer to 12,000. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] The majority (70–75%) of carriers are male, 25–39, and the predominant mode of transmission is through sexual intercourse.
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