Global Health Observatory (GHO)

Size of the epidemic

Number of people (all ages) living with HIV
34.0 [31.4–35.9] million people were living with HIV worldwide in 2011

Number of women and children living with HIV
3.3 [3.1–3.8] million children were living with HIV worldwide at the end of 2011

Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15–49 (%)
0.8% [0.7–0.8%] of the adult population were living with the HIV virus in 2011

Number of deaths due to HIV
1.7 [1.5–1.9] million people died of AIDS-related illnesses worldwide in 2011

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