HIV Infection: Death
(asked on 3rd September 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many deaths in the UK there have been from AIDS-related illnesses in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
While the information is not collected in the format requested, the following table shows the most recent HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation framework report, where UKHSA presented an estimated number of HIV-related deaths (30% of all-cause mortality in people with HIV) in England. Below is a summary table:
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Total number of deaths (all-cause mortality) | 571 | 741 | 732 | 603 |
Estimated number of HIV-related deaths (30% of all-cause mortality) | 171 | 222 | 220 | 181 |
An in-depth analysis of 2022 deaths showed that 25% (103) of the 402 deaths from known causes were HIV related or possibly HIV related and 14% (55 deaths) included an AIDS-related condition as primary cause of death.
HIV is a priority for the government and, as set out in the Labour manifesto, the government have committed to commissioning a new plan to end new HIV transmissions within England by 2030. Ministers have commissioned officials for advice including engaging stakeholders from across the system to build upon the work of the previous Plan.