The HIV epidemic in Russia has already been observed in 27 regions. In these regions, the epidemic has become generalized, experts said at the All-Russian conference "Epidemiological monitoring of HIV infection". The generalized stage means that the epidemic has spread beyond individual risk groups and has spread throughout the population. According to the information presented, among men aged 40-49 years, more than 3% live with HIV. Over the past 15 years, the average age of people with the infection has risen from 32 to 44 years. channel.