HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: September 2021

The first case of HIV infection in the Philippines was reported in 1984. Since then, there have been 90,960 confirmed HIV cases reported to the HARP. Ninety-four percent (85,578) of those diagnosed were male and 6% (5,371) were female. At the time of diagnosis, more than half (51%, 46,162) were 25-34 years old while 26,241 (29%) were youth (15-24 years old). The median age was 28 years old (age range: 1 month - 82 years). Thirteen percent (12,172) of the reported cases had clinical manifestations of advanced infection at the time of testing. Moreover, 67% (61,206) of the total diagnosed cases in the Philippines were reported from January 2016 to September 2021.