As of 2018, approximately 56.6 percent of the HIV-positive population in Colombia were in the third clinical stage of the disease, which corresponds to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Meanwhile, 11.8 percent of the patients were in the first clinical stage of the disease.
The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent.
The source refers to the clinical stages as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and are defined as follows:
Stage 1: acute HIV infection
Stage 2: clinical latency (HIV inactivity or dormancy)
Stage 3: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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