In 2020, around 36 percent of new HIV infections in western and central Africa were among females aged 25 to 49 years old, compared to 25 percent among males in the same age group. This statistic illustrates the distribution of new HIV infections among adults aged 15 to 49 years old in western and central Africa in 2019, by gender and age.
Distribution of new HIV infections among adults in western and central Africa in 2020, by gender and age
Data regarding transgender people in some regions are not available for estimation of new HIV infections among that particular population. The unavailability of data
does not imply that transgender people in the region are absent or unaffected by the HIV epidemic, however. It is more likely that they bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infection but are overlooked in surveillance activities for various social and technical reasons.
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UNAIDS. (July 14, 2021). Distribution of new HIV infections among adults in western and central Africa in 2020, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175420/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-western-and-central-africa-gender-and-age/
UNAIDS. "Distribution of new HIV infections among adults in western and central Africa in 2020, by gender and age." Chart. July 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175420/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-western-and-central-africa-gender-and-age/
UNAIDS. (2021). Distribution of new HIV infections among adults in western and central Africa in 2020, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175420/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-western-and-central-africa-gender-and-age/
UNAIDS. "Distribution of New Hiv Infections among Adults in Western and Central Africa in 2020, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175420/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-western-and-central-africa-gender-and-age/
UNAIDS, Distribution of new HIV infections among adults in western and central Africa in 2020, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175420/distribution-new-hiv-infections-adults-western-and-central-africa-gender-and-age/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
