The global HIV epidemic

Global HIV statistics (2021)

The latest figures on the global HIV epidemic were published by the UNAIDS in July 2022.

In 2019   Estimate
Number of people living with HIV (global) Total 38.4 million
People newly infected with HIV Total 1.5 million
AIDS-related deaths Total 650,000


Regional HIV and AIDS epidemic statistics (2021)
 

Region People living with HIV  New HIV infections  AIDS-related deaths 
Eastern and southern Afrca 20.6 million 670,000 280,000
West and central Africa 5.0 million 190,000 140,000
North Africa & Middle East 180,000 14,000 5,100
Asia & the Pacific 6.0 million 260,000 140,000
South America 2.2 million 110,000 29,000
Caribbean 330,000 14,000 5,700
Eastern Europe & Central Asia 1.8 million 160,000 44,000
Western & central Europe & North America 2.3 million 63,000 13,000
Global Total 38.4 million 1.5 million 650,000

 

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