International statistics

Last Updated: November 2005

People living with HIV
 

• 40.3 million people worldwide
• 38 million adults
• 17.5 million women
• 2.3 million children under 15 

New HIV cases in 2005  

• 4.9 million total new cases
• 4.2 million adults
• 700,000 children under 15  

AIDS deaths in 2005

• 3.1 million total deaths
• 2.6 million adults
• 570,000 children under 15 

Total HIV cases to date 

• 64.3 million total HIV cases to date 
• 23.1 million AIDS deaths to date

HIV by Region 2005

Sub-Saharan Africa

• 25.8 million adults and children living with HIV 
• 13.5 million women living with HIV  
• 3.2 million adults and children newly infected with HIV 
• 7.2% adult prevalence   
• 2.4 million adult and child deaths due to AIDS 

Asia

• 8.3 million adults and children living with HIV  
• 2 million women living with HIV   
• 1.1 million adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 0.4% adult prevalence    
• 520,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS  

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

• 1.6 million adults and children living with HIV  
• 440,000 women living with HIV  
• 270,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV 
• 0.9% adult prevalence     
• 62,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS 

Caribbean

• 300,000 adults and children living with HIV  
• 140,000 women living with HIV    
• 30,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 1.6% adult prevalence   
• 24,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS  

Latin America

• 1.8 million adults and children living with HIV  
• 580,000 women living with HIV    
• 200,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV 
• 0.6% adult prevalence  
• 66,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS 

North America, Western and Central Europe

• 1.9 million adults and children living with HIV
• 490,000 women living with HIV    
• 65,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV 
• 0.5% adult prevalence  
• 30,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS  

Middle East and North Africa

• 510,000 adults and children living with HIV  
• 220,000 women living with HIV    
• 67,000 adults and children newly infected
• 0.2% adult prevalence 
• 58,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS  

Oceania

• 74,000 adults and children living with HIV  
• 39,000 women living with HIV    
• 8,200 adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 0.5% adult prevalence   
• 3,600 adult and child deaths due to AIDS  

All figures from UNAIDS AIDS Epidemic Update 2005