 | AIDS Epidemic Update: December 1998 (UNAIDS, 1998, 18 p.) |
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Global summary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, December 1998
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People newly infected with HIV in 1998 |
Total |
5.8 million |
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Adults |
5.2 million |
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Women |
2.1 million |
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Children <15 years |
590 000 |
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No. of people living with HIV/AIDS |
Total |
33.4 million |
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Adults |
32.2 million |
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Women |
13.8 million |
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Children <15 years |
1.2 million |
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AIDS deaths in 1998 |
Total |
2.5 million |
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Adults |
2.0 million |
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Women |
900 000 |
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Children <15 years |
510 000 |
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Total no. of AIDS deaths since the beginning of the epidemic |
Total |
13.9 million |
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Adults |
10.7 million |
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Women |
4.7 million |
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Children <15 years |
3.2 million |
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