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Facts And Figures About HIV/AIDS
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GLOBAL TOTAL |
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
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People living with HIV/AIDS |
42 million |
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People living with HIV/AIDS |
30 million |
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New HIV infections in 2002 |
5 million |
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New HIV infections in 2002 |
3.5 million |
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS in
2002 |
3.1 million |
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS in
2002 |
2.5 million |
Estimated # of People
Living with HIV/AIDS end 2001
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REGION |
Adults |
Women |
Children |
Adult rate |
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15-49 |
15-49 |
0-14 |
(%) |
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Global total |
37,100,00 |
18,500,000 |
3,000,000 |
1.2 |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
26,000,000 |
15,000,000 |
2,600,000 |
9.0 |
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Caribbean |
400,000 |
210,000 |
20,000 |
2.3 |
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East Asia & Pacific |
970,000 |
230,000 |
3,000 |
0.1 |
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South and South East Asia |
5,400,00 |
2,000,000 |
220,000 |
0.6 |
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Eastern Europe & Central
Asia |
1,000,000 |
260,000 |
15,000 |
0.5 |
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Western Europe |
540,000 |
140,000 |
5,000 |
0.3 |
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Latin America |
1,400,000 |
430,000 |
40,000 |
0.5 |
Selected country comparisons of HIV/AIDS estimates end of 2001 within regions
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Sub-Saharan |
Adults |
Women |
Children |
Adult rate |
Orphans currently |
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Africa |
15-49 |
15-49 |
0-14 |
(%) |
living <15 yrs |
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Zambia |
1,000,000 |
590,000 |
150,000 |
21.5 |
570,000 |
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Uganda |
510,000 |
280,000 |
110,000 |
5.0 |
880,000 |
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Lesotho |
330,000 |
180,000 |
27,000 |
31.0 |
73,000 |
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Tanzania |
1,300,000 |
750,000 |
170,000 |
7.8 |
810,000 |
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South Africa |
4,700,000 |
2,700,000 |
250,000 |
20.1 |
660,000 |
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Rwanda |
430,000 |
250,000 |
65,000 |
8.9 |
260,000 |
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Ethiopia |
1,900,000 |
1,100,000 |
230,000 |
6.4 |
990,000 |
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DRC |
1,100,000 |
670,000 |
170,000 |
4.9 |
120,000 |
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Ghana |
330,000 |
170,000 |
34,000 |
3.0 |
200,000 |
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Cote D'Ivoire |
690,000 |
400,000 |
84,000 |
9.7 |
420,000 |
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Nigeria |
3,200,000 |
1,700,000 |
270,000 |
5.8 |
1,000,000 |
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Sierra Leone |
150,000 |
90,000 |
16,000 |
7.0 |
42,000 |
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Senegal |
24,000 |
14,000 |
2,900 |
0.5 |
15,000 |
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Caribbean |
Adults |
Women |
Children |
Adult rate |
Orphans currently |
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15-49 |
15-49 |
0-14 |
(%) |
living <15 yrs |
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Bahamas |
6,100 |
2,700 |
<100 |
3.5 |
2,900 |
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Jamaica |
18,000 |
7,200 |
800 |
1.2 |
5,100 |
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Haiti |
240,000 |
120,000 |
12,000 |
6.1 |
200,000 |
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