How many women were infected with HIV in 1998 around the world?
According to the World Health Organization, 2.1 million women were newly infected with HIV in 1998. That's about one-third of the then-total 5.8 million cases worldwide.
For more information, see Understanding the AIDS Pandemic and our AIDS Timeline.
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