As of January 1, 2026, 293 cases of HIV infection were registered in the Polotsk region; 199 people living with HIV.
The prevalence rate in the Polotsk region is 201.01 cases per 100 thousand population (in 2024 - 191.81 cases per 100 thousand population).
In 2025, 12 new cases of HIV infection were identified in the Polotsk region, the incidence rate was 12.12 cases per 100 thousand population, in 2024 - 9 new cases (9.04 cases per 100 thousand population).
The cumulative number of cases of HIV infection in the group of fertile age 15–49 years (adolescents and adults) in the Polotsk region is 279 people (the share in the overall structure of HIV-positive people is 95.22%). In 2025, 9 cases (75%) were registered in the Polotsk region in the age group 15-49 years.
By individual age groups of the population in 2025, cases of HIV infection were distributed as follows: 0-14 years - 0% (0 cases), 15 - 19 years - 0% (0 cases), 20 - 24 years - 0% (0 cases), 25 - 29 years - 8.3% (1 case), 30 - 34 years - 17% (2 cases), 35 - 39 years - 16.7% (2 cases), 40 - 44 years old - 25% (3 cases), 45 - 49 years old - 8% (1 case), 50 -59 years old - 16.7% (2 cases), 60 years and older - 8% (1 case).
In general, in the Polotsk region, the proportion of women out of the total number of HIV-positive is 43.2% (127 women), men - 56.8% (167 men). For January - December 2025, the share of women is 25% (3 women), men - 75% (9 men).
During the period 1987 - 2025, 5 children diagnosed with HIV infection were born from HIV-positive mothers in the Polotsk region, including 1 child in 2019.
In 2025, in the structure of HIV transmission routes, the share of sexual transmission in the Polotsk region was 100% (12 people).
According to cumulative data (1987–01/01/2026) in the Polotsk region, 10.24% (30 people) infected with the human immunodeficiency virus became infected through blood (through intravenous drug administration), the proportion of people whose infection occurred through sexual contact is 87.03% (255 people). Infection by other routes of transmission (vertical, unknown) accounts for 2.73% (8 cases).
Distribution of HIV-positive people by social groups for 2024 and 2025:
January – December 2025: workers – 50% (6 people), persons without a certain type of activity – 42% (5 people), employees – 8% (1 person);
January – December 2024: workers – 33.33% (3 people), persons without a certain type of activity – 55.56% (5 people), others, including pensioners – 11.11% (1 person);
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