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Number of patients currently on treatment for HIV in Nigeria as at May 13, 2026

1. Benue: 195,305
2. ⁠Akwa Ibom: 158,201
3. ⁠Lagos: 135,918
4. ⁠Rivers: 90,055
5. ⁠Nasarawa: 65,996
6. ⁠FCT: 62,627
7. ⁠Kaduna: 58,576
8. ⁠Cross River: 57,765
9. ⁠Enugu: 55,478
10. ⁠Delta: 52,475
11. ⁠Taraba: 51,840
12. ⁠Abia: 50,038
13. ⁠Imo: 47,863
14. ⁠Plateau: 46,618
15. ⁠Anambra: 46,602
16. ⁠Adamawa: 42,074
17. ⁠Kano: 41,093
18. ⁠Kogi: 37,301
19. ⁠Oyo: 33,133
20. ⁠Niger: 33,057
21. ⁠Ogun: 31,822
22. ⁠Bauchi: 29,745
23. ⁠Edo: 29,256
24. ⁠Gombe: 28,037
25. ⁠Osun: 25,018
26. ⁠Borno: 24,527
27. ⁠Ondo: 22,455
28. ⁠Kebbi: 20,803
29. ⁠Bayelsa: 19,549
30. ⁠Katsina: 18,682
31. ⁠Ebonyi: 15,474
32. ⁠Kwara: 14,997
33. ⁠Jigawa: 14,302
34. ⁠Zamfara: 13,813
35. ⁠Ekiti: 12,356
36. ⁠Yobe: 10,716
37. ⁠Sokoto: 10,511

Total: 1.70m

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Oh boy..this virus is still ravaging people

Good information. Having some northern states above the 30+ level is mind blowing.

I believe that traveling and other forms of interaction musy be a factor. Meanwhile the north is not as innocent as some make it to seem

1.7m is no joke

Take it easy, oh!

Unbelievably shocking statistics

I don't like cd, it don't like cd

See where the thing don enter

The joys of skin diving is short lived

Arkmanbuddy:
Good information. Having some northern states above the 30+ level is mind blowing.

Why and how is it mind blowing sir?

Benue girls...dem dey try

Please take a moment to write a quality post

What's this statistics by region for?

Y'all are the ones promoting stigmatization around this ish.


So what do we do with these numbers?

Avoid these places?
Help them access more Healthcare?

In my opinion, this just reflects the access to Healthcare in ratio to population density and reported cases.

That's the only way this data makes sense.

Moral is more dominant in the north than other parts of the country...






Kudos to the Hausa people on this

Grossly under-reported... But, still food for thought.

HIV is real and upwardly spreading.

Possibly only confirmed cases were captured. The real number is definitely higher than this.

99% OF NAIRALAND BOYZ AND GALS HAVE HIV

99% OF ALL GALS IN LEKKI...AJJAH ....INFACT THE WHOLE OF LAGOS HAVE HIV

I know Enugu comprises of Ebonyi, Anambra Imo, Crossriver and Kogi states

Benue representing as usual

only them HIV, only them herdsmen, only them cultists killings

At this rate, that state might go extinct.....May God help the people of Benue

Konji doing evangelism than missionaries could comprehend.

Flangelo12:
1.7m is no joke

Take it easy, oh!

And this doesn’t include those who have and don’t know or may know but decided to share it so it will go round

Edo what, I nor gree for dat edo state statistic

naijapikin2:
I believe that traveling and other forms of interaction musy be a factor. Meanwhile the north is not as innocent as some make it to seem

Must you call North in statistics done based on States not region?

naijapikin2:
I believe that traveling and other forms of interaction musy be a factor. Meanwhile the north is not as innocent as some make it to seem

what has innocence got to do with the number of people living with HIV?

Unprotected coitus with an infected partner is just one of the many ways of contracting the virus.

It's a shame that you as the op of the thread has such a distorted and stigma promoting notion.

If anything, you expect regions with high polygyny, illiteracy, and poverty rates to have higher numbers.
Marriage to an infected person who doesn't know his or her status makes it easy to quickly spread it to others in that household.

Sharing sharps (local barbers, circumcision, unhygienic body piercing and acupuncture which are all very common in that region), transmission from mother to child (North at higher risk because of low level of status awareness and high rate of home birth leading to low PMTCT uptake).

Equating HIV prevalence to promiscuity or "non-innocence" isn't only primitive, it's evil, and promote stigma which increases the disease burden.

Lagos and Kano numbers ought to be way more, they are the most populous cities in nigeria.

Benue and opueh...... Naaaa 5 and 6

tuoyoojo:
I don't like cd, it don't like cd

See where the thing don enter

The joys of skin diving is short lived

Why can't they even marry and do their skin diving everyday?

Mehn..... Na only God go save us


Benue and Akwa ibom take the leads💀😁

Stay protected....✌️
Stay safe .....✌️
Stay healthy.....✌️

Please how many Yoruba female celebs Dey theee cos of the Aghero guy wey Dey shag all of them without condom.

walosky:
I know Enugu comprises of Ebonyi, Anambra Imo, Crossriver and Kogi states

Same way other states nearby have Enugu HIV patients in it's hospitals.

The top 2 states on this list are also the most active states in the other room. If you never jam correct Benue or Akwa Ibom gal, walahi you haven't enjoyed anything yet. 💯 Fact!

But make sure you dey always play safe ooooo

Wow! Remember, these are just the people who decided to get themselves treated. I can bet that's like 1 of every 5 infected.

Nigeria is already competing with South Africa.

Gkay1:
Edo what, I nor gree for dat edo state statistic

Edo state wey there girls dey wear only tight up and downeven d old ones won't wear pants

Hope the drugs are real? Does not include those going out of the country. Glad they have access to free treatment.👍🏽