Baku: The Ministry of Health has revealed the number of individuals living with HIV in Azerbaijan. ‘The first person infected with HIV in Azerbaijan was identified in 1987. In total, from 1987 to the end of the third quarter of 2025, 11,260 Azerbaijani citizens living with HIV are officially registered at the Republican AIDS Control Center,’ stated Famil Mammadov, director of the Republican AIDS Control Center.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Mammadov noted that 70% of those infected with HIV are men, while 30% are women. He highlighted the impact of targeted anti-epidemic and preventive measures that have been implemented among high-risk groups and the general population. These efforts have contributed to Azerbaijan being listed among the countries with the lowest HIV prevalence indicators in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region.