Worldwide HIV & AIDS Statistics Summary

Graphic Version of the Heading

Global HIV/AIDS estimates, end of 2007

The latest statistics on the world epidemic of AIDS & HIV were published by UNAIDS/WHO in November 2007, and refer to the end of 2007.

Estimate Range
People living with HIV/AIDS in 2007 33.2 million 30.6-36.1 million
Adults living with HIV/AIDS in 2007 30.8 million 28.2-33.6 million
Women living with HIV/AIDS in 2007 15.4 million 13.9-16.6 million
Children living with HIV/AIDS in 2007 2.5 million 2.2-2.6 million
People newly infected with HIV in 2007 2.5 million 1.8-4.1 million
Adults newly infected with HIV in 2007 2.1 million 1.4-3.6 million
Children newly infected with HIV in 2007 0.42 million 0.35-0.54 million
AIDS deaths in 2007 2.1 million 1.9-2.4 million
Adult AIDS deaths in 2007 1.7 million 1.6-2.1 million
Child AIDS deaths in 2007 0.33 million 0.31-0.38 million

More than 25 million people have died of AIDS since 1981.

Africa has 12 million AIDS orphans.

At the end of 2007, women accounted for 50% of all adults living with HIV worldwide, and for 61% in sub-Saharan Africa.

Young people (under 25 years old) account for half of all new HIV infections worldwide.

In developing and transitional countries, 7.1 million people are in immediate need of life-saving AIDS drugs; of these, only 2.015 million (28%) are receiving the drugs.

Global trends

The number of people living with HIV has risen from around 8 million in 1990 to more than 33 million today, and is still growing. Around 69% of people living with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa.

Regional statistics for HIV & AIDS, end of 2007

Region Adults & children
living with HIV/AIDS
Adults & children
newly infected
Adult prevalence* Deaths of
adults & children
Sub-Saharan Africa 22.5 million 1.7 million 5.0% 1.6 million
North Africa & Middle East 380,000 35,000 0.3% 25,000
South and South-East Asia 4 million 340,000 0.3% 270,000
East Asia 800,000 92,000 0.1% 32,000
Oceania 75,000 14,000 0.4% 1,200
Latin America 1.6 million 100,000 0.5% 58,000
Caribbean 230,000 17,000 1.0% 11,000
Eastern Europe & Central Asia 1.6 million 150,000 0.9% 55,000
Western & Central Europe 760,000 31,000 0.3% 12,000
North America 1.3 million 46,000 0.6% 21,000
Global Total 33.2 million 2.5 million 0.8% 2.1 million

* Proportion of adults aged 15-49 who were living with HIV/AIDS

During 2007 around two and a half million adults and children became infected with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS. By the end of the year, an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS. The year also saw more than two million deaths from AIDS, despite recent improvements in access to antiretroviral treatment.

Notes

Adults are defined as men and women aged 15 or above, unless specified otherwise.

Children orphaned by AIDS are defined as people aged under 18 who are alive and have lost one or both parents to AIDS.

All the statistics on this page should be interpreted with caution because they are estimates.

back to top

AddThis Social Bookmark Button What's this?

Last updated February 07, 2008