1. Global summary of the AIDS epidemic
December 2008
Number of people living with HIV in 2008
Total 33.4 million [31.1 – 35.8 million] Adults 31.3 million [29.2 – 33.7 million] Women million [14.2 – 17.2 million] Children under 15 years 2.1 million [1.2 – 2.9 million]
Total 2.7 million [2.4 – 3.0 million] Adults 2.3 million [2.0 – 2.5 million] Children under 15 years [ – ]
Total 2.0 million [1.7 – 2.4 million] Adults 1.7 million [1.4 – 2.1 million] Children under 15 years [ – ]
People newly infected with HIV in 2008
AIDS-related deaths in 2008
The ranges around the estimates in this table define the boundaries within which the actual numbers lie, based on the best available information.