Each year 1,700 people are diagnosed HIV positive, yet only 700 continue treatment. Divided by population segment, people treated by the Health Ministry are distributed in the following way: 2,678 men who have intercourse with men, 119 non-binary people, 6,241 women, 85 pregnant women, 6,506 men and 638 children.
Approximately 46,000 people in Guatemala live with AIDS. 38,000 were diagnosed by MSPAS, almost 17,000 are treated by the ministry itself and 3,000 more are treated by the Guatemalan Institute of Social Security, the Ministry of Defense, or the San José Hospice.