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HIV incidence (15-24 years)
Fig 6. Shows new Infections among the young people 15-24 years.
Source: NDOH/ UNAIDS Spectrum Modelling 2012.
The success of the HIV Response as indicated before is among young people. Not only is
there a decline in prevalence among young people 15-24 years but there is also a decline in
incidence (new infections). HIV incidence for 15-24 years (the percentage of susceptible HIV
negative people who become infected each year) declined from 2.2% in 2009 to 1.7% in
2012 and is estimated to drop to 1.3% by 2016.57 In 2012 there were approximately 170,000
new infections among young people 15-24 years.58 The number of new HIV infections
among young women (15-24 years) dropped by nearly a quarter from 160,000 in 2004 to
120,000 in 2012.59 The biggest declines were registered in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
However, the gap between the number of infections among young women and men remains
wide. The data shows that young women are particularly affected (130,000 women versus
40,000 men).
Fig7: Number of new HIV infections in children 0-14 years - National (2004 - 2016).
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See NDOH/UNAIDS Spectrum Modelling Report, 2012.
See NDOH/UNAIDS Spectrum Modelling Report, 2012.
59
See NDOH/UNAIDS Spectrum Modelling Report, 2012.
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