§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new HIV positive cases were recorded in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; how many deaths from HIV/AIDS there were in each year; how many HIV positive cases have been reported in total; and if he will make an assessment of likely future trends of the disease. [157485]
Miss Melanie .JohnsonThe numbers of new diagnoses of HIV infection and deaths in HIV-infected individuals, with or without reported AIDS, recorded in England in each of the last 10 years are shown in the table. By the end of December 2003, a total of 56,286 individuals had been reported as diagnosed with HIV infection in England since the start of the epidemic.
The latest estimates for future trends in numbers of diagnosed individuals, living with HIV were published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) at the end of 2002. They are available on the HPA website at http://www.hpa.org uk/infections/topics az/hiv and sti/publications/hiv annual 2002.pdf.
Year1 Newly diagnosed HIV infections Deaths 1993 2,404 1,422 1994 2,362 1,527 1995 2,449 1,528 1996 2,477 1,308 1997 2,512 652 1998 2,618 446 1999 2,878 417 2000 3,618 424 2001 4,716 422 2002 5,531 336 Note: Numbers for recent years will rise as delayed reports are received. Source: Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Health Protection Agency (data to the end of December 2003).