Estimated number of new HIV infections in young people

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Estimated number of new HIV infectionsin young
people

• About 7 000 young people aged 1024 get infected
  with HIV every day, that is five young persons
  every minute
• About 1.7 million young people in Africa get
  infected with HIV every year
• Close to 700 000 young people get infected with
  HIV every year in Asia and the Pacific

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Adults and children estimated to be living with
HIV/AIDS as of end 1998
Total 33.4 million
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Estimated number of adults and childrennewly
infected with HIV during 1998
Total 5.8 million
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End1998 global estimatesAdults and children

• People living with HIV/AIDS
• New HIV infections in 1998
• Deaths due to HIV/AIDS in 1998
• Cumulative number of deaths due to HIV/AIDS

33.4 million 5.8 million 2.5 million 13.9 million
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Spread of HIV over timein sub-Saharan Africa,
19821997
Estimated percentage of adults (1549) infected
with HIV
16.0 32.0 8.0 16.0 2.0 8.0
0.5 2.0 0 0.5 trend data
unavailable outside region
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Spread of HIV over time in Latin America and
Caribbean, 19821997
Estimated percentage of adults (1549) infected
with HIV
2.00 8.00 0.50 2.00 0.13 0.50 0
0.13 trend data unavailable outside region
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Spread of HIV over time in Asia, 19821997
Estimated percentage of adults (1549) infected
with HIV
0.50 8.00 0.13 0.50 0.03 0.13 0
0.03 trend data unavailable outside region