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HIV/AIDS Statistics and Features by World Region, End 2001 and 2007

World region Adults & children
living with
HIV
Adults & children
newly infected
with HIV
Adult prevalence rate Adult &
child deaths due to AIDS
Sub-Saharan Africa        
 2007 20.9–24.3 million 1.4–2.4 million  4.6–5.5% 1.5–2.0 million
 2001 19.7–23.6 million 1.7–2.7 million 5.5–6.6 1.3–1.9 million
North Africa & Middle East        
 2007 270,000–500,000 16,000–65,000 0.2–0.4 20,000–34,000
 2001 220,000–400,000 17,000–58,000 0.2–0.4 11,000–39,000
South and South-East Asia        
 2007 3.3–5.1 million 180,000–740,000 0.2–0.4 230,000–380,000
 2001 2.9–4.5 million 150,000–180,000 0.2–0.4 120,000–220,000
East Asia        
 2007 620,000–960,000 21,000–220,000 <0.2 28,000–49,000
 2001 350,000–510,000 4,900–130,000 <0.2 8200–17,000
Oceania        
 2007 53,000–120,000 11,000–26,000 0.3–0.7 <500–2,700
 2001 19,000–39,000 3,000–5,600 0.1–0.3 1,100
Latin America        
 2007 1.4–1.9 million 47,000–220,000 0.4–0.6 49,000–91,000
 2001 1.2–1.6 million 56,000–220,000 0.3–0.5 44,000–100,000
Caribbean        
 2007 210,000–270,000 15,000–23,000 0.9–1.2 9,800–18,000
 2001 180,000–250,000 17,000–25,000 0.9–1.2 13,000–21,000
Eastern Europe & Central Asia        
 2007 1.2–2.1 million 70,000–290,000 0.7–1.2 42,000–88,000
 2001 490,000–1.1 million 98,000–340,000 0.3–0.6 5,500–14,000
Western & Central Europe        
 2007 600,000–1.1 million 19,000–86,000 0.2–0.4 <15,000
 2001 500,000–870,000 19,000–76,000 0.1–0.3 <15,000
North America        
 2007 480,000–1.9 million 38,000–68,000 0.5–0.9 18,000–31,000
 2001 390,000–1.6 million 40,000–63,000 0.4–0.8 18,000–31,000
Source: World Health Organization, UNAIDS. Web: www.unaids.org .

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