HIV/AIDS STATISTICS

prepared December, 2007

Disclaimer: Statistics for HIV infection and AIDS are limited in accuracy by a number of factors.
Often, it is only possible to give estimates of numbers.

Global summary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic December 2007 (UNAIDS/WHO)

December 2007

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS
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)