GLOBAL SUMMARY OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC
DECEMBER 2002
Number of people living with HIV/AIDS Total 42 million
Adults 38.6 million
Women 19.2 million
Children under 15 years 3.2 million
People newly infected with HIV in 2002 Total 5 million
Adults 4.2 million
Women 2 million
Children under 15 years 800,000
AIDS deaths in 2002 Total 3.1 million
Adults 2.5 million
Women 1.2 million
Children under 15 years 610 000
