Table 1

Trends in HIV Infections By Region

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%

1 this apparent decrease is due to inconsistencies in data collection methods between earlier and later years, as well as revised estimates by UNAIDS.

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