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world epidemic of HIV/AIDS in 2002
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HIV/AIDS in Australia |
How many people in Australia were estimated to be living with HIV or to have died from AIDS by 31 December 2001?
12 680 people were living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2001
18 854 people had been diagnosed with HIV since 1981
6174 people had died from AIDS
[figures adjusted for multiple reports]
How many people in Australia were diagnosed with HIV in 2001?
697 people were diagnosed with HIV in 2001
94 of these were women
602 of these were men
[figures adjusted for multiple reporting]
How many young people in Australia were estimated to be currently living with HIV or to have died from AIDS by 31 December 2001?
7338 people are currently living with HIV/AIDS who were diagnosed when they were under thirty
8124 people under thirty have been diagnosed with HIV since 1981
786 people under thirty have died of AIDS
How many young people under thirty in Australia were diagnosed with HIV in 2001?
207 people under thirty years old were diagnosed with HIV in 2001
44 of these were women under thirty
163 of these were men under thirty
[sources:
Australian HIV Surveillance Report,
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, vol 18 no 2 April
2002;
2002 HIV/AIDS,
viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia Annual Surveillance
Report, National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research]
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HIV/AIDS in the world |
Estimated number of people newly infected with HIV world-wide in 2002:
5 million people newly infected with HIV in 2002
about 14 000 new infections per day
How many people are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS world-wide by the end of 2002?
42 million people living with HIV/AIDS
3.1 million people died of HIV/AIDS during 2002
[Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) December 2002]
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