Although the rate of newly reported HIV cases in Europe remained steady in younger people between 2004 and 2015, it increased by 2% each year overall in older people.
In addition, these older HIV patients were more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease than younger HIV-positive patients, and they are more likely to acquire HIV through heterosexual contact.
With around 30,000 newly diagnosed HIV infections reported each year over the last decade, the HIV epidemic remains a significant