According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 40.3 million people worldwide living with HIV. An estimated 4.9 million people (adults and children) were newly infected with HIV in 2005.
| Region |
People Infected |
Newly Diagnosed Cases |
| North America |
1.2 million |
43,000 |
| Caribbean |
300,000 |
30,000 |
| Latin America |
1.8 million |
200,000 |
| Western & Central Europe |
720,000 |
22,000 |
| North Africa & Middle East |
510,000 |
67,000 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
25.8 million |
3.2 million |
| Eastern Europe & Central Asia |
1.6 million |
270,000 |
| East Asia |
870,000 |
140,000 |
| South & Southeast Asia |
7.4 million |
990,000 |
| Oceania |
74,000 |
8,000 |
| TOTAL |
40.3 million |
4.9 million |
