HIV/AIDS STATISTICS

prepared November, 2005

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 2005 (UNAIDS/WHO)

December 2005

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS
Total 40.3 million (36.7 - 45.3 million)
Adults 38.0 million (34.5 - 42.6 million)
Women 17.5 million (16.2 - 19.3 million)
Children under 15 years 2.3 million (2.1 - 2.8 million)

People newly infected with HIV in 2005
Total 4.9 million (4.3 - 6.6 million)
Adults 4.2 million (3.6 - 5.8 million)
Children under 15 years 700,000 (630,000 - 820,000)

AIDS deaths in 2005
Total 3.1 million (2.8 - 3.6 million)
Adults 2.6 million (2.3 - 2.9 million)
Children under 15 years 570,000 (510,000 - 670,000)