© 2007 Population Reference Bureau

Men29%

Women61%

Children10%

Men82%

Women16%

Children2%

HIV Demographics, Africa

Composition of the Population Living With HIV, 2007

Sub-Saharan Africa Rest of the world

Source: UNAIDS, AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2007.

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Notes on HIV Demographics, Africa

• The proportion of people living with HIV who are adult women (ages 15 to 49) is 2.1 times higher in sub-Saharan Africa than in other regions.

• In sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV is spread predominantly through heterosexual activity, women account for nearly two-thirds of the 22.5 million people living with HIV. In other regions, the average share of people living with HIV who are women drops to around one-sixth.