We do not have an estimate for the total number of black Caribbean people living with HIV in the UK as we do not know the number that are undiagnosed.
In 2010 there were 2,068 black Caribbean people in the UK living with a diagnosed HIV infection and accessing HIV care.
How has this been changing over time?
The number of black Caribbeans living with a diagnosed HIV infection and accessing HIV care in the UK has increased from 672 in 2001 to 2,068 in 2010. This is a three-fold increase which is similar to the overall increase in the number of people accessing HIV care in the UK over the same period of time.
This chart shows how the number of black Caribbeans living with a diagnosed HIV infection in the UK has changed over time.
What about black Caribbeans in different probable exposure categories?
A larger proportion (66%) of black Caribbeans were infected through heterosexual sex compared to general population (49%).
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Probable Exposure Category
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% of total accessing HIV specialist care in the UK
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Sex between men & women
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66%
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Sex between men
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30%
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Injecting Drug Use
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1%
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Mother-to-child transmission
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1%
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Blood/blood products recipient
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1%
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Other/Unknown
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3%
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102%
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*Please note that all percentages are rounded so some may not add up to 100%
These percentages were calculated using data sourced from the Health Protection Agency’s SOPHID accessible at http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/Page/1201094588844.
What about black Caribbeans in the different nations of the UK?
In 2010, 99% black Caribbeans living with HIV in the UK were resident in England.
What about black Caribbeans in the different regions within England?
In 2010, 70% of all black Caribbeans living with a diagnosed HIV infection in England were resident in London, making black Caribbeans less widely distributed through the UK than other people living with HIV.
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Region
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% of total black Caribbeans living with HIV in the UK
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London
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70%
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West Midlands
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10%
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North West
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4%
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East of England
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4%
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Yorkshire & The Humber
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3%
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South Central
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3%
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South West
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2%
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East Midlands
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3%
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South East Coast
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1%
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North East
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1%
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Total England
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100%
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*Please note that all percentages are rounded so some may not add up to 100%
These percentages were calculated using data sourced from the Health Protection Agency’s SOPHID accessible at http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/Page/1201094588844.
How many black Caribbeans living in the UK are diagnosed with HIV each year?
In 2010, 197 black Caribbeans were newly diagnosed with HIV in the UK. These accounted for about 3% of all new diagnoses.
How has this been changing over time?
The number of new HIV diagnoses among black Caribbeans increased significantly between 2001 and 2003 with a peak of 308 in 2003. Since then the number being diagnosed has been declining.
This chart shows how the number of black Caribbeans newly diagnosed with HIV each year has changed over time, as reported to the Health Protection Agency by 15 July 2011, sourced from their HIV New Diagnoses Surveillance Tables: Table 10.