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complications arising from AIDS. Thousands more become infected everyday. Twenty five percent
of those infected are not aware of their positive status yet. There is an alarming amount of people
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Global HIV/AIDS Estimates

The latest statistics on the world epidemic of HIV and AIDS were published by UNAIDS/WHO in July
2008, and refer to the end of 2007.
 
ESTIMATE
RANGE
People living with HIV/AIDS in 2007
33.0 million
30.3-36.1 million
Adults living with HIV/AIDS in 2007
30.8 million
28.2-34.0 million
Women living with HIV/AIDS in 2007
15.5 million
14.2-16.9 million
Children living with HIV/AIDS in 2007
2.0 million
1.9-2.3 million
People newly infected with HIV in 2007
2.7 million
2.2-3.2 million
Children newly infected with HIV in 2007
0.37 million
0.33-0.41 million
AIDS deaths in 2007
2.0 million
1.8-2.3 million
Child AIDS deaths in 2007
0.27 million
0.25-0.29 million
More than 25 million people have died of AIDS since 1981.

Africa has 11.6 million AIDS orphans.

At the end of 2007, women accounted for 50% of all adults living with HIV worldwide,
and for 59% in sub-Saharan Africa.

Young people (under 25 years old) account for half of all new HIV infections worldwide.

In developing and transitional countries, 9.7 million people are in immediate need of
life-saving AIDS drugs; of these, only 2.99 million (31%) are receiving the drugs.


Regional Statistics
Region
Adults & children
living with HIV/AIDS
Adults &
children
newly
infected
Adult
prevalence*
Deaths of
adults & children
Sub-Saharan Africa
22.0 million
1.9 million
5.0%
1.5 million
North Africa & Middle East
380,000
40,000
0.3%
27,000
Asia
5 million
380,000
0.3%
380,000
Oceania
74,000
13,000
0.4%
1,000
Latin America
1.7 million
140,000
0.5%
63,000
Caribbean
230,000
20,000
1.1%
14,000
Eastern Europe & Central
Asia
1.5 million
110,000
0.8%
58,000
North America, Western &
Central Europe
2.0 million
81,000
0.4%
31,000
GLOBAL TOTAL
33.0 million
2.7 million
0.8%
2.0 million
* Proportion of adults aged 15-49 who were living with HIV/AIDS
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