Care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS
Care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS
Care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS
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Report on the global <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> epidemic – June 2000Adults <strong>and</strong> childrenEstimated number of adults <strong>and</strong> children <strong>living</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> at the end of 1999.Children are defined as those aged 0–14.Adults (15–49)Estimated number of adults <strong>living</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> at the end of 1999.Adult rate (%)To calculate the adult <strong>HIV</strong> prevalence rate, the estimated number of adults <strong>living</strong> <strong>with</strong><strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> at the end of 1999 was divided by the 1999 adult population (aged 15–49).Women (15–49)Estimated number of women <strong>living</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> at the end of 1999.Children (0–14)Estimated number of children under age 15 <strong>living</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> at the end of 1999.2. <strong>AIDS</strong> orphansOrphans, cumulativeEstimated number of children as of end 1999 having lost their mother or both parentsto <strong>AIDS</strong> be<strong>for</strong>e age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned childrenincluded in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer underage 15.3. <strong>AIDS</strong> deaths, 1999Adults <strong>and</strong> childrenEstimated number of adults <strong>and</strong> children who died of <strong>AIDS</strong> during 1999.4. Population, 1999Total (thous<strong>and</strong>s)Total population in 1999 (UN Population Division, Department of Economic <strong>and</strong>Social Affairs, United Nations Secretariat).120