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Trends in HIV Infections By Region |
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| Region |
No of people living with HIV (end of 1998) [39] |
No of people living with HIV (end of 2003) [40] |
% Increase 1998–2003 |
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| 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% |
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1 this apparent decrease is due to inconsistencies in data collection methods between earlier and later years, as well as revised estimates by UNAIDS. | |||
Coovadia and Hadingham Globalization and Health 2005 1:13 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-1-13 |
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