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New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, besides known arsenic ‘annual caller HIV incidence rate’, stood astatine 0.05 nationally successful 2024, a study released connected Monday (December 1, 2025) said. Mizoram (0.90) reported the highest estimated caller HIV incidence, followed by Nagaland (0.42) and Tripura (0.28), the India HIV estimation 2025 method study further said.
Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya were different States with an incidence complaint of 0.20 oregon higher. Annual caller cases declined nationally by astir 48.70% betwixt 2010 and 2024, but accrued by much than 400% successful Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. Globally, yearly caller infections had declined by 40% betwixt 2010 and 2024.
The study added that the yearly AIDS-related mortality complaint per 1,00,000 colonisation was estimated nationally astatine 2.32, with Manipur topping the list, followed by Mizoram and Nagaland.
“Annual AIDS-related deaths declined by 81.40% betwixt 2010 and 2024. AIDS-related deaths person declined betwixt 2010 and 2024 successful astir each States/Union Territories, but successful Chandigarh, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura, wherever much PLHIV [People Living with HIV] died owed to AIDS-related causes during 2024 arsenic compared to 2010. Globally, yearly AIDS-related deaths had declined by 54% betwixt 2010 and 2024,’’ said the report.
V. Hekali Zhimomi, Additional Secretary and Director-General, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) noted successful the study that the 2025 circular of HIV estimates reaffirms that the epidemic remains debased successful the country.
“Between 2020 and 2024, the state has achieved a 19.4% diminution successful yearly caller HIV infections, a 30.6% simplification successful AIDS-related mortalities, and a 63.7% driblet successful vertical transmission rates. In comparison, planetary reductions during the aforesaid play stands astatine 13.3%, 14.9%, and 16.7%, respectively,’’ she noted.
The study further estimated that India had astir 25.61 lakh PLHIV successful 2024. The big HIV prevalence was 0.20% — 0.21% among males and 0.19% among females — and among the young colonisation (15-24 years) 0.06%.
Two States — Mizoram and Nagaland — had an estimated HIV prevalence of much than 1%. Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Telangana, and Meghalaya had estimated big prevalence higher than 0.40%.
“Maharashtra (3.99 lakh) had the highest PLHIV size followed by Andhra Pradesh (3.10 lakh) and Karnataka (2.91 lakh). Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Bihar, Gujarat, and Punjab were different States with estimated PLHIV successful the scope of 1 lakh to 2 lakh. Together, these 9 States person 74% of the full PLHIV load successful India,’’ added the report.
