Table 1 Trends in HIV Infections By Region
From: HIV/AIDS: global trends, global funds and delivery bottlenecks
Region | No of people living with HIV (end of 1998) [39] | No of people living with HIV (end of 2003) [40] | % Increase 1998–2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sub-Saharan Africa | 22,500,000 | 25,000,000 | 11% |
South & South-East Asia | 6,700,000 | 6,500,000 | -3% 1 |
Eastern Europe & Central Asia | 270,000 | 1,300,000 | 381% |
Western Europe | 500,000 | 580,000 | 16% |
East Asia | 560,000 | 900,000 | 61% |
Oceania | 12,000 | 32,000 | 167% |
North Africa & Middle East | 210,000 | 480,000 | 129% |
North America | 890,000 | 1,000,000 | 12% |
Caribbean | 330,000 | 430,000 | 30% |
Latin America | 1,400,000 | 1,600,000 | 14% |
TOTAL | 33,372,000 | 37,822,000 | 13% |