Global Overview
From UNAIDS
December 2001
Regional HIV/AIDS Statistics and Features, End of 2001 |
Region |
Epidemic started |
Adults and children living with HIV/AIDS |
Adults and children newly infected with HIV |
|
Percentage of HIV-positive adults who are women |
Main mode(s) of transmission2 for adults living with HIV/AIDS |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
late '70s - early '80s |
28.1 million |
3.4 million |
8.4% |
55% |
Hetero |
| North Africa and Middle East |
late '80s |
440,000 |
80,000 |
0.2% |
40% |
Hetero, IDU |
| South and South-East Asia |
late '80s |
6.1 million |
800,000 |
0.6% |
35% |
Hetero, IDU |
| East Asia and Pacific |
late '80s |
1 million |
270,000 |
0.1% |
20% |
IDU, hetero, MSM |
| Latin America |
late '70s - early '80s |
1.4 million |
130,000 |
0.5% |
30% |
MSM, IDU, hetero |
| Caribbean |
late '70s - early '80s |
420,000 |
60,000 |
2.2% |
50% |
Hetero, MSM |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
early '90s |
1 million |
250,000 |
0.5% |
20% |
IDU |
| Western Europe |
late '70s - early '80s |
560,000 |
30,000 |
0.3% |
25% |
MSM, IDU |
| North America |
late '70s - early '80s |
940,000 |
45,000 |
0.6% |
20% |
MSM, IDU, hetero |
| Australia and New Zealand |
late '70s - early '80s |
15,000 |
500 |
0.1% |
10% |
MSM |
| TOTAL |
|
40 million |
5 million |
1.2% |
48% |
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The proportion of adults (15 to 49 years of age) living with HIV/AIDS in 2001, using 2001 population numbers.
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Hetero (heterosexual transmission), IDU (transmission through injecting drug use), MSM (sexual transmission among men who have sex with men).
 This article was provided by UNAIDS. It is a part of the publication AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2001.
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