Global HIV/AIDS estimates, end of 2006

The latest statistics on the world epidemic of AIDS & HIV were published by UNAIDS/WHO in November 2006, and refer to the end of 2006.

	Estimate	Range
People living with HIV/AIDS in 2006	39.5 million	34.1-47.1 million
Adults living with HIV/AIDS in 2006	37.2 million	32.1-44.5 million
Women living with HIV/AIDS in 2006	17.7 million	15.1-20.9 million
Children living with HIV/AIDS in 2006	2.3 million	1.7-3.5 million
People newly infected with HIV in 2006	4.3 million	3.6-6.6 million
Adults newly infected with HIV in 2006	3.8 million	3.2-5.7 million
Children newly infected with HIV in 2006	0.53 million	0.41-0.66 million
AIDS deaths in 2006	2.9 million	2.5-3.5 million
Adult AIDS deaths in 2006	2.6 million	2.2-3.0 million
Child AIDS deaths in 2006	0.38 million	0.29-0.50 million

At the end of 2006, women accounted for 48% of all adults living with HIV worldwide, and for 59% in sub-Saharan Africa.

The number of people living with HIV has risen from around 8 million in 1990 to nearly 40 million today, and is still growing. Around 63% of people living with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa.