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SNAPSHOT OF
HIV & AIDS
IN MALAYSIA
2016
Published by
Malaysian AIDS Council
Malaysian AIDS Foundation

Overview of the HIV & AIDS Epidemic in Malaysia

3,397
New HIV infections
2,984
New HIV infections
413
New HIV infections
93,089 99,338[89%]
Total people Total reported HIV
in 2016 in the male population in women & girls living with HIV in the male population
in 2016 in 2016 (1986 – 2016) (1986 – 2016)

12,578[11%] 111,916
Total reported HIV
Total reported HIV
911
AIDS-related deaths
18,827
Total reported
68,392
Total reported HIV
in women & girls (1986 – 2016) in 2016 AIDS-related deaths in people who inject drugs
(1986 – 2016) (1986 – 2016) (1986 – 2016)

33,206
Total reported cases of
15
New HIV infections
1,146
Total reported HIV
sexually transmitted HIV in children in children
(1986 – 2016) (<13 years) (<13 years)
in 2016 (1986 – 2016)

HIV Notification Rate Per Year HIV

8000 Notification Rate (Actual)

28.45
26.97 Notification Rate (Target)
7000 24.73 25.12
23.42
2016
6000 21.74 21.88 HIV notification rate has dropped by 60
per cent in 2016 since its peak in 2002
– from 28.4 to 11.00 per 100,00 people.
5000
16.74

4000
13.31 11.42
11.69
12.93 12.18 10.92 11.00
3000
10.88 11.72

2000

1000

0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: HIV/STI Sector, Division of Disease Control, Ministry of Health Malaysia

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New HIV Cases (1986-2016)

8000
2002
6,978 2006
5,830
Introduction of harm reduction strategy
for injecting drug users and free first
7000

6000
1998
4,624
Initiation of mother-to-child
line antiretroviral treatment in 2006.

transmission of HIV prevention

2016
3,397
programme in antenatal care
5000

4000

1986
3
3000

2000 First reported cases

of HIV
1000

0
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
HIV Transmission by Sex (2005 – 2016)

89%
8000

7000

6000 99,338
Total reported HIV in the
5000 male population (1986 – 2016)

4000
11%
2016
2,984
3000

2000
12,578
413
Total reported HIV in the female
Male
population (1986 – 2016) 2016
1000

0 Female
2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Source: HIV/STI Sector, Division of Disease Control, Ministry of Health Malaysia

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HIV Transmission by Risk Factor in 2016 HIV Transmission by Age Group in 2016

1% 1%
Mother to child
(vertical) 4% Others 9%>50
<13
3%
13-19

11% IDU 16%

40-49

39%
Heterosexual
46%
Homo/
Bisexual

31%
30-39

40%
20-29
(% of 3,397 new infections) (% of 3,397 new infections)

Comparison of New HIV Infections between Injecting Drug Use and Sexual Transmission
(2005 – 2016)

2016

4500 4,038
IDU
1,311 1,553
(66%) Hetero- Homo/
4000
SEXUAL TRANSMISSION sexual Bisexual
3500 3,127
(54%) 2,864
3000 2,601 2,752 (84%)
2,498 (78%) 2,601
(57%) (78%)
2,192 (74%)
2500 2,113
(57%) 1,931 (64%)
1,862
2000 (32%) 1,699 1,737 1,773 (56%)
1,565 1,499 (55%) (48%) (49%)
(26%) (33%) 1,348
1500 1,102 (39%) 1,014
983
(30%) (32%) (30%) 728
1000 680 561
(22%) (19%) (17%) 377
500 (11%)

0
2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Source: HIV/STI Sector, Division of Disease Control, Ministry of Health Malaysia

 Indicator 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 JUMLAH

Male 3 2 7 197 769 1741 2443 2441 3289 4037 4406 3727 4327 4312 4626 5472 6349 6083 5731 5383 4955 3804 2988 2527 2984 2744 2704 2665 2820 2818 2984 99338

Female 0 0 2 3 9 53 69 66 104 161 191 197 297 380 481 466 629 673 696 737 875 745 704 553 668 735 734 728 697 512 413 12578

Sex
Total 3 2 9 200 778 1794 2512 2507 3393 4198 4597 3924 4624 4692 5107 5938 6978 6756 6427 6120 5830 4549 3692 3080 3652 3479 3438 3393 3517 3330 3397 111916

+603 4047 4222

Malay 2 0 6 169 583 1307 1783 1812 2549 3151 3287 2789 3389 3354 3554 4361 5125 4847 4740 4494 3938 3029 2510 2176 2282 2135 1976 1799 1840 1838 1953 76778

Chinese 1 1 3 11 99 217 339 349 448 574 740 688 718 789 924 852 1005 988 786 763 921 670 438 363 596 575 596 713 683 676 713 17239

lndian 0 1 0 9 53 214 308 220 320 354 419 324 351 362 453 483 507 508 468 416 423 339 217 180 261 247 239 257 248 261 233 8675

Ethinc
Foreigner 0 0 0 6 39 51 73 107 59 93 105 88 118 112 107 171 213 286 284 269 233 308 187 166 298 297 373 299 330 204 61 4937

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Others 0 0 0 5 4 5 9 19 17 26 46 35 48 75 69 71 128 127 149 178 315 203 340 195 215 225 254 325 416 351 437 4287

Total 3 2 9 200 778 1794 2512 2507 3393 4198 4597 3924 4624 4692 5107 5938 6978 6756 6427 6120 5830 4549 3692 3080 3652 3479 3438 3393 3517 3330 3397 111916

<13 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 4 14 10 20 20 39 61 86 63 71 61 79 76 87 58 48 58 39 65 52 50 38 17 15 1146

13-19 0 0 2 13 8 49 44 47 66 91 67 43 63 140 65 65 61 78 55 64 59 60 75 37 43 55 77 75 79 86 103 1770

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20-29 1 0 4 107 371 806 1119 1146 1421 1702 1668 1423 1678 1620 1639 1958 2440 2192 2055 1820 1587 1198 919 712 857 860 1002 1066 1116 1232 1356 37075

30-39 0 2 3 65 292 777 1080 1068 1510 1789 2100 1744 1904 1993 2209 2590 2846 2819 2745 2660 2566 2006 1559 1382 1595 1428 1406 1206 1234 1075 1060 46713

40-49 2 0 0 5 48 113 191 183 309 414 580 556 730 676 901 1069 1258 1246 1169 1135 1120 875 722 604 792 766 731 701 706 643 555 18800

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Age Group
50+ 0 0 0 5 3 6 15 29 39 73 95 102 146 132 172 173 302 304 290 327 361 321 275 243 326 305 167 295 344 277 308 5435

Unknown 0 0 0 5 53 38 56 30 34 119 67 36 64 70 35 20 0 56 34 38 50 31 94 44 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 977

Total 3 2 9 200 778 1794 2512 2507 3393 4198 4597 3924 4624 4692 5107 5938 6978 6756 6427 6120 5830 4549 3692 3080 3652 3479 3438 3393 3517 3330 3397 111916

Homo/bisexual 1 0 1 2 3 23 19 17 22 17 47 58 33 43 62 44 51 151 222 209 263 184 113 162 301 358 654 755 984 1203 1553 7555

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IDU 1 1 1 148 470 1153 1892 1970 2777 3187 3800 3014 3592 3374 3815 4724 5176 4796 4478 4038 3127 2601 2113 1699 1737 1348 1014 728 680 561 377 68392

Heterosexual 1 1 1 30 38 103 152 174 205 310 344 400 653 824 902 834 1218 1307 1271 1356 1599 1315 989 821 1472 1573 1538 1743 1768 1398 1311 25651

Blood Recipient 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 2 41

myAIDScouncil
Organ Recipient 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
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Risk Factor
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Injury
Reported New HIV Infections in Malaysia 1986-2016 (National AIDS Surveillance System)

Mother-to-Child 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 8 4 20 19 34 44 82 57 60 62 67 75 81 70 50 51 39 70 47 52 36 19 14 1070

myaidscouncil
Unknown 0 0 0 19 267 508 445 340 378 680 385 433 312 407 244 278 468 439 389 439 759 379 426 346 103 124 184 115 46 149 138 9200

Total 3 2 9 200 778 1794 2512 2507 3393 4198 4597 3924 4624 4692 5107 5938 6978 6756 6427 6120 5830 4549 3692 3080 3652 3479 3438 3393 3517 3330 3397 111916

Source: HIV/STI Sector, Division of Disease Control, Ministry of Health Malaysia