GIobal Summary of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, December 2001

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GIobal Summary of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, December 2001

December 2001

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS
Total
40 million

Adults
37.2 million

Women
17.6 million

Children under 15 years
2.7 million

People newly infected with HIV in 2001
Total
5 million

Adults
4.3 million

Women
1.8 million

Children under 15 years
800,000

AIDS deaths in 2001
Total
3 million

Adults
2.4 million

Women
1.1 million

Children under 15 years
580,000

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This article was provided by UNAIDS. It is a part of the publication AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2001.

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