The World Health Organization’s HIV and

AIDS Statistics

Timing of the Epidemic

Time Period During Which Epidemic Started, By Region*

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Sub-Saharan

Africa

North Africaand Middle

East

South andSouth- East

Asia

East Asiaand Pacific

LatinAmerica

Caribbean EasternEurope andCentral Asia

WesternEurope

NorthAmerica

Australiaand NewZealand

*The epidemic began in the region during the time period shown between the blue and pink lines.

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

Rep

orte

d A

IDS

Cas

es

Africa The Americas Asia Europe Oceania

AIDS Cases Reported to WHO - 1979-1999

1999

1998

1997

1979-1996

Number of People Living with HIV or

AIDS

Number of Adults and Children Living with HIV/AIDS, 1999

24,500,000

220,000

5,600,000

530,0001,300,000

360,000 420,000 520,000 900,00015,000

0

5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

25,000,000

0

5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

25,000,000

Pe

op

le

Sub-Saharan

Africa

East Asia &Pacific

Australia &New

Zealand

South &South-East

Asia

EasternEurope &Central

Asia

WesternEurope

North Africa& Middle

East

NorthAmerica

Carribean LatinAmerica

Estimated Number of People living with HIV/AIDS vs Documented AIDS Cases, By Region, 1999

Estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS, end1999

AIDS Cases Reported to WHO, end 1999

Estimated Number of People Living with HIV/AIDS vs. Documented AIDS Cases - 1999 - Top 20 Countries

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

4,000,000

4,500,000

Pe

op

le

Estimatednumber of peopleliving withHIV/AIDS, end1999

AIDS CasesReported toWHO, end 1999

People Affected and Where They Live

HIV and AIDS Prevalence Rate For People Ages 15-49, 1998-1999

8.57%

0.12%0.54%

0.06%0.49%

2.11%

0.21% 0.23%0.58%

0.13%

1.07%

0.00%

1.00%

2.00%

3.00%

4.00%

5.00%

6.00%

7.00%

8.00%

9.00%

Percentage of Adults and Children Living with HIV/AIDS, By Region, 1999

Sub-Saharan Africa70%

North Africa and Middle East1%

South and South- East Asia16%

Australia and New Zealand0%

Western Europe2%

North America3%Caribbean

1%Latin America4%

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

1%

East Asia and Pacific2%

HIV/AIDS By Gender and Region

55%

20%

35%

13%

25%35%

25% 25%20%

10%

47%

45%

80%

65%

87%

75%65%

75% 75%80%

90%

53%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% HIVPostiveMen

% HIVPositiveWomen

• Slides 3, 6, 10-12: Table 9.2, “AIDS cases reported to WHO - 1979-1999” Report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS/CO.13E. World Health Organization.

• Slide 4: Table 9.1: “AIDS cases reported to WHO - 1979-1999”, Report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS/CO.13E. World Health Organization.

• Slides 7-8 Tables 9.1 and 9.2, “AIDS cases reported to WHO - 1979-1999”, Report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS/CO.13E. World Health Organization.

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