Global HIV and AIDS estimates, end of 2009
The latest statistics of the global HIV and AIDS epidemic were published by UNAIDS in November 2010, and refer to the end of 2009.Estimate | Range | |
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People living with HIV/AIDS in 2009 | 33.3 million | 31.4-35.3 million |
Adults living with HIV/AIDS in 2009 | 30.8 million | 29.2-32.6 million |
Women living with HIV/AIDS in 2009 | 15.9 million | 14.8-17.2 million |
Children living with HIV/AIDS in 2009 | 2.5 million | 1.6-3.4 million |
People newly infected with HIV in 2009 | 2.6 million | 2.3-2.8 million |
Adults newly infected with HIV in 2009 | 2.2 million | 2.0-2.4 million |
AIDS deaths in 2009 | 1.8 million | 1.6-2.1 million |
Orphans (0-17) due to AIDS in 2009 | 16.6 million | 14.4-18.8 million |
At the end of 2009, women accounted for just over half of all adults living with HIV worldwide.