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 THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC
2003-2004
The number of people living with AIDS now totals 40 million (34-46 million). Adults: 37 million (31 - 43 million) Children under 15 years: 2.5 million (2.1- 2.9 million) People newly infected with HIV in 2003 now totals 5 million(4.2-5.8 million) Adults: 4.2 million (3.6-4.8 million) Children under 15 years: 700,000 (590,000-810,000) AIDS deaths in 2003 totaled 3 million (2.5 -3.5 million) Adults: 2.5 million (2.1 -2.9 million) Children under I5 years: 500,000 (420,000-580,000) (source: UNAIDS - 12.2003)   • 2.5 million children under 15 HIV+ 700,000 infected each year; 500,000 deaths each year • 14 million orphans; 25 million by 2010 11 million in Sub-Saharan Africa • Half of all new infections are among young people 6,000 a day • Face of HIV/AIDS is increasingly young and female.  Numbers by Region: North America - 790,000 – 1.2 million Caribbean - 350,000 - 590,000 Latin America - 1.3 – 1.9 million Western Europe - 520,000 -680,000 North Africa and Middle East - 470,000 -730,000 Sub-Saharan Africa - 25 – 28.2 million Eastern Europe - 1.2 – 1.8 million South and South East Asia - 4.6 -8.2 million Australia and New Zealand - 12,000 – 18,000 Total: 34-36 million (source: UNAIDS - 12.2003) | What Everyone Should Know about HIV/AIDS | UNICEF's Aims and Priorities | What can we do? | | Global Summaey: Children and HIV/AIDS 2004 | The Search for Peace (A) | The Search for Peace (B) | POVERTY ERADICATION (A) | Poverty Eradication (B) | Social Development | A Human Rights Approach to Issues (A) | | Vincentian Issues A | Vincentian Issues B | The Whole World Knew | | Return Home | About Us | What's New | Current Focus | Articles | Great Links | Email Form | |
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