Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Dec 4: Goa has registered a total of 1,357 AIDS-related deaths between 1993 and September 2025, according to recently compiled official data. Of the cumulative toll, 896 were male, 460 female and one case was reported in the transgender/TS category.

In 2025 (up to September), the state recorded 20 deaths — 15 men, 5 women and 1 transgender individual. The past few years reflect relatively steady annual figures, with 23 deaths each in 2024 and 2023, 32 in 2022 and 38 in 2021. These numbers mark a significant decline from the sharp peaks recorded in earlier years such as 2011 (102 deaths), 2010 (90), 2009 (88) and 2008 (91).

HIV continues to be present across all regions of the state, with the highest concentration of cases in four coastal talukas. In 2023, Bardez accounted for 19.5% of reported infections, followed by Mormugao at 13.4%, Salcete at 12.6% and Tiswadi at 11.7%. Among the 260 HIV cases reported in 2024, about 23.5% were individuals from other states, foreigners or persons whose residence was not specified.

The data highlights both the long-term burden of HIV/AIDS in the state and the shifting geographic and demographic patterns of infection, even as annual death figures trend lower than historical highs.