Regional HIV/AIDS Statistics and Features, End of 2001
|
Region |
Epidemic started |
Adults & children living with HIV/AIDS |
Adults & children newly infected with HIV |
Adults prevalence rate(*) |
%
of HIV positive adults who are women |
Main mode(s) of transmission (#) for adults living with HIV/AIDS |
|
Sub-Saharan
Africa |
Late '70s-early '80s |
28.1 million |
3.4 million |
8.4% |
55% |
Hetero |
|
North Africa &
Middle East |
Late '80s |
440,000 |
80,000 |
0.2% |
40% |
Hetero, IDU |
|
South &
South-East Asia |
Late '80s |
6.1 million |
800,000 |
0.6% |
35% |
Hetero, IDU |
|
East Asia &
Pacific |
Late '80s |
1
million |
270,000 |
0.1% |
20% |
IDU, hetero, MSM |
|
Latin America |
Late '70s-early '80s |
1.4 million |
130,000 |
0.5% |
30% |
MSM, IDU, hetero |
|
Caribbean |
Late '70s-early 80's |
420,000 |
60,000 |
2.2% |
50% |
Hetero, MSM |
|
Eastern Europe
& Central Asia |
Early '90s |
1
million |
250,000 |
0.5% |
20% |
IDU |
|
Western Europe |
Late '70s-early '80s |
560,000 |
30,000 |
0.3% |
25% |
MSM, IDU |
|
North America |
Late '70s - early '80s |
940,000 |
45,000 |
0.6% |
20% |
MSM, IDU, hetero |
|
Australia & New
Zealand |
Late '70s-early '80s |
15,000 |
500 |
0.1% |
10% |
MSM |
|
Total |
|
40 million |
5
million |
1.2% |
48% |
|
|
Source: UNAIDS and WHO (2001), AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2001
(Geneva, 2001), p. 3.
Notes:
* The proportion of adults (15 to 49 years of age) living with
HIV/AIDS in 2000, using 2001 population number.
** Hetero (heterosexual transmission), IDU (transmission through
infecting drug use), MSM (sexual transmission among men who have sex
with men).
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