Global Factsheet 2007


Global Summary of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic for 2007

Adults and Children Estimated to be Living with HIV during 2007

Estimated Adult and Child Deaths due to AIDS during 2007

Adults and Children Estimated to be Newly Infected with HIV during 2007



Global Summary of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

[Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2007]

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS in 2007

   
 

Total

33.2 million (30.6–36.1 million)

 

Adults

30.8 million (28.2–33.6 million)

 

Women

15.4 million (13.9–16.6 million)

 

Children under 15 years

2.5 million (2.2–2.6 million)

People newly infected with HIV in 2007

   
 

Total

2.5 million (1.8–4.1 million)

 

Adults

2.1 million (1.4–3.6 million)

 

Children under 15 years

420,000 (350,000–540,000)

AIDS deaths in 2007

   
 

Total

2.1 million (1.9–2.4 million)

 

Adults

1.7 million (1.6–2.1 million)

 

Children under 15 years

330,000 (310,000–380,000)

The ranges around the estimates in this table define the boundaries with which the actual numbers lie, based on the best available information.

Adult Prevalence (15-49) [%] in 2007

[Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2007]

Sub-Saharan Africa

5 %

Middle East and North Africa

0.3

South and South-East Asia

0.3

East Asia

0.1

Oceania

0.4

Latin America

0.5

Caribbean

1.0

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

0.9

Western and Central Europe

0.3

North America

0.6

Total

0.8 %

Adults and Children Estimated to be Living with HIV during 2007

[Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2007]

Sub-Saharan Africa

22.5 million

Middle East and North Africa

380,000

South and South-East Asia

4.0 million

East Asia

800,000

Oceania

75,000

Latin America

1.6 million

Caribbean

230,000

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

1.6 million

Western and Central Europe

760 000

North America

1.3 million

Total

33.2 million

Estimated Adult and Child Deaths due to AIDS during 2007

[Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2007]

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.6 million

Middle East and North Africa

25,000

South and South-East Asia

270,000

East Asia

32,000

Oceania

1,200

Latin America

58,000

Caribbean

11,000

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

55,000

Western and Central Europe

12,000

North America

21,000

Total

2.1 million

Adults and Children Estimated to be Newly Infected with HIV during 2007

[Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2007]

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.7 million

Middle East and North Africa

35,000

South and South-East Asia

340,000

East Asia

92,000

Oceania

14,000

Latin America

100,000

Caribbean

17,000

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

150,000

Western and Central Europe

31,000

North America

46,000

Total

2.5 million

For access to the full text of the report that contains these global figures, please visit the UNAIDS website for the AIDS Epidemic Update 2006 at http://www.unaids.org or Click here to see the complete report in pdf format.


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