Number of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population by sex, age and key populations

The overall notification rate of new HIV diagnoses in 2019 was 3.6 per 100 000 population, representing a 13% decline in the last five years (2015 to 2018). In 2019, the notification rate was highest among men (6.5 per 100,000 population: 0.8 per 100,000 in females) particularly those aged 20-29 years and 30-39 years (15.3 and 20.5 per 100,000 population respectively).

In 2019, the notification rate of new HIV diagnoses in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population was lower than the Australian-born non-Indigenous population, 3.3 and 3.6 per 100,000 population respectively (table 1). This comparison is in contrast to the previous 5 years, where the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has consistently had higher notification rates than the Australian-born non-Indigenous population.

*Trends in HIV notification rates in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population are based on small numbers and may reflect localised occurrences rather than national patterns.