The 2026 ICD-10-CM updates, effective , introduce 487 new diagnosis codes, significant revisions to HIV coding rules, and expanded specificity for multiple conditions. A mid-year April ...
WHO fact sheet on HIV and AIDS with key facts and information on signs and symptoms, transmission, risk factors, testing and counselling, prevention, treatment and WHO response.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the white blood cells called CD4 cells. HIV destroys these CD4 cells, weakening a person’s immunity against opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis and fungal infections, severe bacterial infections and some cancers.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, 91.4 million [73.4–116.4 million] people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 44.1 million [37.6–53.4 million] people have died from HIV-related causes. Globally, 40.8 million [37.0–45.6 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2024. An estimated 0.7% [0.6-0.8%] of adults aged 15–49 years worldwide are living with HIV, although ...
The drop in HIV-related mortality is especially evident in the regions with the greatest burden of HIV infection, including the WHO African Region, home to over 61% of people dying from HIV-related causes in 2024.
Latest update on the global and regional HIV estimates, people receiving antiretroviral therapy, incidence among key populations, progress towards international targets, HIV testing and care cascades, and updates on HIV policies uptake.
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) targets the immune system and weakens people's defense systems against infections and some types of cancer. It is transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse (anal or vaginal), transfusion of contaminated blood, sharing of contaminated needles, or between a mother and her infant during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, if the mother is not ...