HIV/AIDS in Malaysia

Overview

The first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in Malaysia were in 1986. Since that time, there are now over 86,000 reported cases of HIV infections in Malaysia, and over 13,000 people have died from AIDS as of December 2009.

The majority of new HIV infections are found in adults aged 20 to 29 (32.5% of cases in 2003 and 24.9% of cases in 2008) and those aged 30 to 39 (41.8% of cases in 2003 and 42.2% of cases in 2008). It is important to note that around 70% of new HIV infections are found in adults aged 20-39, which is concerning since this is the age range in which citizens are most productive.

In Malaysia, we see a higher rate of HIV transmission among injecting drug users (70% of cases in 2003 and 53.2% of cases in 2008). However, the number of infections transmitted through heterosexual intercourse has increased from 19% of cases in 2003 to 26.8% of cases in 2008.

The number of HIV positive women has been increasing as well. In 2000, 9.5% of new HIV infections were among women, 10.8% of cases in 2004, and 19.1% of cases in 2008.

Statistics

91% of people living with HIV in Malaysia are men
In 2008, the number of women living with HIV in Malaysia increased from 8% to 19%
Everyday 15 Malaysians are diagnosed HIV positive
34% of newly reported cases in Malaysia are in their twenties
In 20 years, the number of new HIV cases in Malaysia increased by 883%
AIDS has caused the deaths of more than 10,000 Malaysians

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Number of New HIV Infections, AIDS Cases and AIDS Deaths by Gender Per Year Reported in Malaysia

From 1986 until 2010)

YEAR	HIV INFECTION			AIDS CASES			AIDS DEATH
YEAR	Male	Female	TOTAL	Male	Female	TOTAL	Male	Female	TOTAL
1986	3	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1
1987	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	7	2	9	2	0	2	2	0	2
1989	197	3	200	2	0	2	1	0	1
1990	769	9	778	18	0	18	10	0	10
1991	1741	53	1794	58	2	60	10	9	19
1992	2443	69	2512	70	3	73	44	2	46
1993	2441	66	2507	64	7	71	50	5	55
1994	3289	104	3393	98	7	105	74	6	80
1995	4037	161	4198	218	15	233	150	15	165
1996	4406	191	4597	327	20	347	259	12	271
1997	3727	197	3924	538	30	568	449	24	473
1998	4327	297	4624	818	57	875	655	34	689
1999	4312	380	4692	1114	86	1200	824	50	874
2000	4626	481	5107	1071	97	1168	825	57	882
2001	5472	466	5938	1188	114	1302	900	75	975
2002	6349	629	6978	1068	125	1193	823	64	887
2003	6083	673	6756	939	137	1076	633	67	700
2004	5731	696	6427	1002	146	1148	951	114	1065
2005	5383	737	6120	1044	177	1221	882	102	984
2006	4955	875	5830	1620	222	1842	896	80	976
2007	3804	745	4549	937	193	1130	1048	131	1179
2008	2988	704	3692	795	146	941	786	114	900
2009	2527	553	3080	622	119	741	184	621	805
2010	2984	668	3652	868	167	1035	782	122	904
TOTAL	82,603	8,759	91,362	14,482	1,870	16,352	11,239	1,704	12,943

Total Number of HIV/AIDS Cases and Related Deaths Reported in Malaysia

(From 1986 to 2010)

Total Number of HIV/AIDS Cases and Related Deaths Reported in Malaysia

(1986 - 2008,2009 and 2010)

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Source: AIDS/STI Unit, Ministry of Health Malaysia
Prepare by: Resource Center. Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC)

Red Book – Policy and Your Rights

The Malaysian Bar Council has published booklets detailing an individual's rights and obligations during basic encounters with the police. This book, launched by Minister Nazri Aziz, is writ ten in plain language and is available in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil.

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