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1.3 The Statistics<br />

Section1<br />

In 2004, an estimated 4.9 million people contracted <strong>HIV</strong>. This is more than in any one year be<strong>for</strong>e.<br />

Today, some 39.4 million people are living with <strong>HIV</strong>, with some 3.1 million people dying of<br />

<strong>AIDS</strong>-related causes in 2004, which brings the number to over 20 million deaths since the first<br />

cases of <strong>AIDS</strong> were identified in 1981. For more in depth regional epidemiological data see Annex 2.<br />

Box 2: <strong>HIV</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>AIDS</strong> Statistics 2<br />

Epidemic Adults <strong>and</strong> children Adults <strong>and</strong> children Main mode(s) of<br />

started living with <strong>HIV</strong> newly infected transmission <strong>for</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>AIDS</strong> with <strong>HIV</strong> those living with<br />

<strong>HIV</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>AIDS</strong><br />

Sub- late ’70s 25.4 million 3.1 million Heterosexual<br />

Saharan early ’80s (range: 23.4 - 28.4 million) (range: 2.7 - 3.8 million)<br />

Africa<br />

North late ’80s 540,000 92,000 Heterosexual<br />

Africa <strong>and</strong> (range: 230,000 - 1.5 million) (range: 34,000 - 350,000)<br />

Middle East<br />

South <strong>and</strong> late ’80s 7.1 million 890,000 Heterosexual<br />

South (range: 4.4 - 10.6 million) (range: 480,000 - 2 million) IDU, MSM<br />

East Asia<br />

East Asia 1.1 million 290,000 IDU 3 , MSM 4 ,<br />

(range: 560,000 - 1.8 million) (range: 84,000 - 830,000) Heterosexual<br />

Oceania late ’70s 35,000 5,000 MSM<br />

early ’80s (range: 25,000 - 48,000) (range: 2,100 - 13,000) Heterosexual<br />

Latin late ’70s 1.7 million 240,000 MSM, IDU<br />

America early ’80s (range: 1.3 - 2.2 million) (range: 170,000 - 430,000) Heterosexual<br />

Caribbean late ’70s 440,000 53,000 Heterosexual<br />

early ’80s (range: 270,000 - 780,000) (range: 27,000 - 140,000) MSM<br />

Eastern early ’90s 1.4 million 210,000 IDU<br />

Europe <strong>and</strong> (range: 920,000 - 2.1 million) (range: 110,000 - 480,000)<br />

Central Asia<br />

Western late ’70s 610,000 21,000 MSM, IDU,<br />

<strong>and</strong> Central early ’80s (range: 480,000 - 760,000) (range: 14 000 - 38,000) Heterosexual<br />

Europe<br />

North late ’70s 1 million 44,000 MSM, IDU,<br />

America early ’80s (range: 540,000 - 1.6 million) (range: 16,000 - 120,000) Heterosexual<br />

2 UN<strong>AIDS</strong> (July 2004). Report on the global <strong>AIDS</strong> epidemic. Geneva, Switzerl<strong>and</strong>. http://www.unaids.org/bangkok2004/report.html<br />

UN<strong>AIDS</strong> (December 2004). <strong>AIDS</strong> epidemic update. http://www.unaids.org/wad2004/report.html<br />

3 IDU: injecting drug use<br />

4 MSM: men who have sex with men<br />

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