Estimated Adult and Child Deaths due to HIV/AIDS from the Beginning of the Epidemic through December 1999
North America: 450,000
Caribbean: 160,000
Latin America: 520,000
Western Europe: 210,000
North Africa/Middle East: 70,000
Sub-Saharan Africa: 13.7 million
Eastern Europe/Central Asia: 17,000
East Asia/Pacific: 40,000
South/Southeast Asia: 1.1 million
Australia/New Zealand: 8,000
Total: 16.3 million
Adults and Children Estimated to Have HIV/AIDS as of December 1999
North America: 920,000
Caribbean: 360,000
Latin America: 1.3 million
Western Europe: 520,000
North Africa/Middle East: 220,000
Sub-Saharan Africa: 23.3 million
Eastern Europe/Central Asia: 360,000
East Asia/Pacific: 530,000
South/Southeast Asia: 6 million
Australia/New Zealand: 12,000
Total: 33.6 million
Source: UNAIDS and World Health Organization, Geneva.
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