| Number of people living with HIV/AIDS |
|
|
|
Total |
39.4 million (35.9–44.3 million) |
|
Adults |
37.2 million (33.8–41.7 million) |
|
Women |
17.6 million (16.3–19.5 million) |
|
Children under 15 years |
2.2 million (2.0–2.6 million) |
| People newly infected with HIV in 2004 |
|
|
|
Total |
4.9 million (4.3–6.4 million) |
|
Adults |
4.3 million (3.7–5.7 million) |
|
Children under 15 years |
640 000 (570 000–750 000) |
| AIDS deaths in 2004 |
|
|
|
Total |
3.1 million (2.8–3.5 million) |
|
Adults |
2.6 million (2.3–2.9 million) |
|
Children under 15 years |
510, 000 (460 000–600 000) |
Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2004
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
25,400,000 |
| Asia |
8,200,000 |
| Latin America |
1,700,000 |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
1,400,000 |
| North America, Western and Central Europe |
1,600,000 |
| North Africa and Middle East |
540,000 |
| Caribbean |
440,000 |
| Oceania |
35,000 |
Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2004
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
2,300,000 |
| Asia |
540,000 |
| Latin America |
95,000 |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
60,000 |
| North America, Western and Central Europe |
23,000 |
| North Africa and Middle East |
28,000 |
| Caribbean |
36,000 |
| Oceania |
700 |
Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2004
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
25,400,000 |
| Asia |
3,100,000 |
| Latin America |
240,000 |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
210,000 |
| North America, Western and Central Europe |
64,000 |
| North Africa and Middle East |
92,000 |
| Caribbean |
53,000 |
| Oceania |
5,000 |
Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2004 For access to the full text of
AIDS Epidemic Update, the report that contains these global figures, please visit the UNAIDS website for World AIDS Day 2004 at
http://www.unaids.org/wad2004/report.html.
