Latest data for Birmingham

HIV

  • Regarding the 95-95-95 targets, in 2021:
    • 95% of people living with HIV were diagnosed with HIV
    • 100% of people diagnosed with HIV were on HIV treatment
    • 98% of people on HIV treatment were virally suppressed
  • In Birmingham, in 2021, the HIV diagnosed prevalence rate was 2.76 per 1,000 which is higher than the England average of 2.34 per 1,000
  • In 2021, HIV diagnosis was higher among heterosexual men than among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
  • In 2021, 43% of people in Birmingham diagnosed with HIV were diagnosed late which means an increased risk of passing HIV onto sexual partners and poorer health outcomes
  • Late diagnosis of HIV is higher among heterosexual men, people from a Black African background, and older people

Hepatitis B

  • In 2018, Birmingham had an acute hepatitis B incidence of 0.97/100,000 compared to an England average of 0.69/100,000
  • In 2021/22 Birmingham had a 94.5% childhood hepatitis B vaccination coverage
  • In 2018/19 the West Midlands had a 96.6% hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination coverage

Hepatitis C

Information not yet available.

Tuberculosis (TB)

  • The TB incidence in Birmingham from 2018 to 2020 was 18.4/100,000 which is higher than the England average of 8.0/100,000
  • In 2019, in Birmingham 86.0% of individuals with drug sensitive TB completed treatment within 12 months of treatment start date (compared to an England average of 82%)

Page last updated: 30 January 2023

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