According to UNAIDS estimates, in 2018. The number of people, living with HIV/AIDS in Pakistan were 160 000. HIV new infection (incidence) among people of all ages was 0.11%. People living with HIV infection(prevalence) HIV among adults (15–49 years) was 0.1%.There has been a 369% increase in the number of AIDS-related deaths since 2010, from 1400 deaths to 6400 deaths. The number of new HIV infections has also risen, from 14 000 to 22 000 in the same period. 14% of people living with HIV knew their status.10% of people living with HIV were on treatment. Of all adults aged 15 years and over living with HIV, 10% were on treatment, while 11% of children aged 0–14 years living with HIV were on treatment.

Ten per cent of pregnant women living with HIV accessed antiretroviral medicine to prevent transmission of the virus to their baby. Early infant diagnosis―the percentage of HIV-exposed infants tested for HIV before eight weeks of age―stood at 2% in 2018.

Of the 160 000 adults living with HIV, 48 000 (30.71%) were women. New HIV infections among young women aged 15–24 years were less those among young men: 1800 new infections among young women, compared to 2600 among young men. HIV treatment was lower among women than men, with 7% of adult women living with HIV on treatment, compared to 11% of adult men. 73% of all people living with HIV are virally suppressed. Only 4.29% of women and men 15–24 years old correctly identified ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV. The percentage of people living with HIV and tuberculosis who were being treated for both diseases was 1.3%, up from 0.9% in 2015.