HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean

HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean is the regional course of the HIV and AIDS epidemic and the responses to it. As of 2024 the Caribbean faces a generalized epidemic with an average HIV prevalence of 1.2 percent a year since 2020, about 340,000 people living with HIV, roughly 15,000 new infections and 4,800 AIDS-related deaths in that year. After Sub-Saharan Africa it has been the second most affected region in the world. Most Caribbean countries have a national prevalence of at least 1 percent, and eight countries show 2 percent or more among pregnant women. The Bahamas reported 3.3 percent in 2020, the highest rate outside Africa, since reduced. Poverty, gender, sex tourism and stigma all influence the epidemic, and incidence fell 49 percent between 2001 and 2012. This entry is a regional epidemic profile and is not medical advice.