Gay men who have sex with men are disproportionately impacted by the HIV epidemic. In 2019, the risk of acquiring HIV was 26 times higher for gay men and other men who have sex with men than for the rest of the population. In 2019, 23 percent of new HIV infections were among gay men and other men who have sex with men. In western and central Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia and the Pacific, that figure has risen to more than 40 percent.
– UNAIDS Human Rights Fact Sheet 2021