International statistics

Last Updated: August 2008

People living with HIV

• 33.0 million people worldwide
• 30.8 million adults
• 15.5 million women
• 2.0 million children under 15

New HIV cases in 2007

• 2.7 million total new cases
• 2.3 million adults
• 370,000 children under 15

AIDS deaths in 2007

• 2.0 million total deaths

HIV by Region 2008

Sub-Saharan Africa

• 22 million adults and children living with HIV
• 1.9 million adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 5 % adult prevalence
• 1.5 million adult and child deaths due to AIDS

South and South-East Asia

• 4.2 million adults and children living with HIV  
• 330,000 million adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 0.3% adult prevalence
• 340,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS

• 740,000 adults and children living with HIV
• 51,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 0.1% adult prevalence
• 40,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS
  

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

• 1.5 million adults and children living with HIV
• 110,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 0.8% adult prevalence
• 58,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS

Caribbean

• 230,000 adults and children living with HIV
• 20,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 1.1% adult prevalence
• 14,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS

Latin America

• 1.7 million adults and children living with HIV
• 110,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 0.5% adult prevalence
• 63,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS

North America

• 1.2 million adults and children living with HIV
• 54,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 0.6% adult prevalence
• 23,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS
  

• 730,000 adults and children living with HIV
• 27,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 0.3% adult prevalence
• 8,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS

Middle East and North Africa

• 380,000 adults and children living with HIV
• 40,000 adults and children newly infected
• 0.3% adult prevalence
• 27,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS

Oceania

• 74,000 adults and children living with HIV
• 13,000 adults and children newly infected with HIV
• 0.4% adult prevalence
• 1,000 adult and child deaths due to AIDS

All figures from UNAIDS Report on Global AIDS Epidemic 2008