HIV/AIDS Statistics - Toronto

Updated August 2010

To Date (1985-2008)

19,458 people have tested positive for HIV in Toronto since 1985.

65% of all positive HIV test reports in Ontario since 1985 have been reported in Toronto.

Men have accounted for 87.5% of all positive HIV test reports in Toronto since 1985. 82% of all infections among men in Toronto have been among gay, bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men.

Women have accounted for 12.5% of all positive HIV test reports in Toronto since 1985. 48% of all infections among women in Toronto have been among women from HIV endemic countries.

Mode of HIV Transmission in Toronto, 1985-2008:
    • Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) 72%
    • Injection drug users (IDU) 4.4%
    • People from countries where HIV is endemic 11.3%
    • Women 12.5%

Most Recent Trends (2006 - 2008)

612 Torontonians were diagnosed as HIV-positive in 2008. In 2007, the number was 575.

54.5% of all of Ontario's positive HIV test reports in 2008 were in Toronto.

Gay, bisexual men and other MSM continue to form the largest group of new HIV infections in Toronto. In 2008 they accounted for 56% of all new HIV diagnoses. In 2008, women accounted for 20% of new HIV diagnoses in the City; this is lower than the 27.3 % recorded in 2006.

Mode of HIV Transmission in Toronto, 2008:
    • Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) 56%.
    • People from countries where HIV is endemic 20%
    • Injection drug users (IDU) 3%

Sources

1.Report on HIV/AIDS in Ontario 2008, Robert S. Remis, MD, University of Toronto, June 2009

Sexually Transmitted and Bloodborne Diseases: Communicable Diseases in Toronto 2008