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AIDS in Perspective

Region	Epidemic started	Adults & children living with HIV/AIDS	Adults & children newly infected with HIV - 1998	Adult prevalence rate¹	Percent of HIV-positive adults who are women	Main mode(s) of transmission² for adults living with HIV/AIDS
Sub-Saharan Africa	late '70s - early '80s	22.5 million	4.0 million	8.0%	50%	Hetero
North Africa & Middle East	late '80s	210,000	19,000	0.13%	20%	IDU, Hetero
South & South-East Asia	late '80s	6.7 million	1.2 million	0.69%	25%	Hetero
East Asia & Pacific	late '80s	560,000	200,000	0.068%	15%	IDU, Hetero, MSM
Latin America	late '70s - early '80s	1.4 million	160,000	0.57%	20%	MSM, IDU, Hetero
Caribbean	late '70s - early '80s	330,000	45,000	1.96%	35%	Hetero, MSM
Eastern Europe & Central Asia	early '90s	270,000	80,000	0.14%	20%	IDU, MSM
Western Europe	late '70s - early '80s	500,000	30,000	0.25%	20%	MSM, IDU
North America	late '70s - early '80s	890,000	44,000	0.56%	20%	MSM, IDU, Hetero
Australia & New Zealand	late '70s - early '80s	12,000	600	0.1%	5%	MSM, IDU
TOTAL		33.4 million	5.8 million	1.1%	43%

1. The proportion of adults (15 to 49 years of age) living with HIV/AIDS in 1998, using 1997 population numbers.
2. MSM (sexual transmission among men who have sex with men), IDU (transmission through injecting drug use), Hetero (heterosexual transmission).

Map 1: When the AIDS Epidemic Began
Map 2: Adults and children living with HIV/AIDS
Map 3: Adults and children infected with HIV in 1998
Map 4: Proportion of Adults (15-49 years) living with HIV/AIDS in 1998
Map 5: Percentage of HIV-Positive Adults who are Women
Map 6: Main mode(s) of transmission for adults living with HIV/AIDS

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