Caribbean records 13,000 new HIV infections, 4,800 AIDS deaths in 2025

(Kaieteur News) – An estimated 340,000 people were living with HIV in the Caribbean in 2025, with the region recording 13,000 new infections and 4,800 AIDS-related deaths, as the United Nations’ HIV/AIDS agency warns that declining international funding and unequal access to healthcare threaten efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

The figures were highlighted by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in a press release ahead of World AIDS Day, which will be observed on 1st December, under the theme “Ending AIDS starts with access.”

While the Caribbean has made considerable progress in reducing HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths over the past 15 years, UNAIDS cautioned that the region must sustain its investments in prevention, testing and treatment if it is to achieve the 2030 targets.