Table 1.

Sex and age of patients entering into HIV care from May 2004 to April 2018

Parameter (% (n))	May 2004–April 2008 (n=2 042 315)	May 2008–April 2013 (n=5 752 084)	May 2013–April 2018 (n=4 809 580)	May 2004–April 2018 (n=12 603 979)
Male	31.4 (641 534)	32.4 (1 864 287)	36.2 (1 741 698)	33.7 (4 247 519)
Female	66.3 (1 354 605)	65.9 (3 792 924)	61.6 (2 962 984)	64.3 (8 110 513)
Unknown	2.3 (46 176)	1.6 (94 873)	2.2 (104 898)	2.0 (245 947)
Age group (years)
0–4	3.5 (71 011)	2.8 (162 706)	2.3 (111 735)	2.7 (345 452)
5–9	1.4 (28 358)	1.4 (78 910)	1.0 (49 771)	1.2 (157 039)
10–14	0.6 (11 889)	1.0 (60 280)	1.1 (54 329)	1.0 (126 498)
15–19	2.8 (57 167)	3.8 (216 482)	4.4 (211 731)	3.9 (485 380)
20–24	11.2 (229 680)	11.5 (662 334)	11.5 (551 815)	11.5 (1 443 829)
25–29	17.7 (360 484)	16.8 (965 872)	15.6 (751 784)	16.5 (2 078 140)
30–34	18.3 (374 633)	15.9 (917 420)	15.7 (755 664)	16.2 (2 047 717)
35–39	14.1 (287 302)	13.3 (763 369)	12.4 (597 389)	13.1 (1 648 060)
40–44	9.9 (202 827)	9.2 (530 075)	9.3 (448 095)	9.4 (1 180 997)
45–49	6.4 (131 450)	6.5 (375 617)	6.4 (310 034)	6.5 (817 101)
50–54	3.9 (79 764)	4.2 (242 140)	4.6 (221 419)	4.3 (543 323)
55–59	2.0 (41 344)	2.5 (144 966)	3.0 (144 236)	2.6 (330 546)
60–64	0.9 (17 757)	1.3 (73 998)	1.8 (85 267)	1.4 (177 022)
65+	0.4 (8772)	0.6 (33 536)	0.8 (40 675)	0.7 (82 983)

Age is age at first entry into HIV care—at first CD4 or first viral load test.