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World estimates of the HIV & AIDS epidemics at the end of 2004
Number of people living with HIV/AIDS in 2004 Estimate* Range*
Total 39.4 35.9-44.3
Adults 37.2 33.8-41.7
Women 17.6 16.3-19.5
Children <15 2.2 2.0-2.6
People newly infected with HIV in 2004 Estimate* Range*
Total 4.9 4.3-6.4
Adults 4.3 3.7-5.7
Children <15 0.64 0.57-0.75
AIDS deaths in 2004 Estimate* Range*
Total 3.1 2.8-3.5
Adults 2.6 2.3-2.9
Children <15 0.51 0.46-0.60
* millions
Total number of AIDS deaths between 1981 and the end of 2003: 20 million.
Number of children orphaned by AIDS living in Sub-Saharan Africa at the end of 2003: 12 million.
By December 2004 women accounted for 47% of all people living with HIV worldwide, and for 57% in sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2003, young people (15-24 years old) accounted for half of all new HIV infections worldwide, more than 6,000 became infected with HIV every day.
An estimated five million people in low and middle income countries do not have the AIDS drugs which could save their lives.
Regional statistics for HIV & AIDS end of 2004
Region Adults & Children
Living with HIV/AIDS* Adults & Children
Newly Infected Adult Infection
Rate (%) Deaths of
Adults & Children*
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.4 3.1 7.4 2.3
East Asia 1.1 0.29 0.1 0.051
South and South-East Asia 7.1 0.89 0.6 0.49
Oceania 0.035 0.005 0.2 0.0007
Eastern Europe & Central Asia 1.4 0.21 0.8 0.060
Western & Central Europe 0.61 0.021 0.3 0.0065
North Africa & Middle East 0.54 0.092 0.3 0.028
North America 1.0 0.044 0.6 0.016
Caribbean 0.44 0.053 2.3 0.036
Latin America 1.7 0.24 0.6 0.095
Global Total 39.4 4.9 1.1 3.1
* millions
During 2004 around five million adults and children became infected with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS. By the end of the year, an estimated 39.4 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS. The year also saw more than three million deaths from AIDS, despite the availability of HIV antiretroviral therapy which reduced the number of deaths in high income countries.
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