March 2002

Global Summary of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

December 2001

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS, Total: 40 million

Adults — 37.2 million
Women — 17.6 million
Children under 15 — 2.7 million

People newly infected with HIV in 2001, Total: 5 million

Adults — 4.3 million
Women — 1.8 million
Children under 15 — 800 000

AIDS deaths in 2001, Total: 3 million

Adults — 2.4 million
Women — 1.1 million
Children under 15 — 580 000

Source: World Health Organization, AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2001, www.unaids.org.