Table 3.

Estimated population viral suppression rate for all people living with HIV in the Western Cape

Year	End of year population*	Total HIV prevalence (%) †	HIV-infected population	Individuals with VL <1000 copies/mL	Proportion virally suppressed (%)‡
2008	5 308 512	4.9	261 332	32 035	12.3
2009	5 288 519	5.2	275 266	49 452	18.0
2010	5 254 963	5.5	287 057	58 610	20.4
2011	5 455 552	5.7	310 433	80 899	26.1
2012	5 819 473	5.9	342 790	104 166	30.4
2013	6 063 550	6.1	368 182	126 828	34.4
2014	6 157 898	6.2	383 989	140 208	36.5
2015	6 222 410	6.4	397 189	169 869	42.8
2016	6 396 236	6.5	416 515	198 339	47.6
2017	6 564 961	6.6	434 634	221 534	51.0
2018§	6 655 523	6.7	446 303	194 494	43.6

*Interpolated from SA midyear population estimates.

†Obtained from the Thembisa model.

‡Assumes those not in care have VL >1000 cps/mL.

§Estimates for the end of September 2018.

VL, viral load.