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HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2009)

Number of people living with HIV
180,000 [150,000 - 210,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
13.1% [11.1% - 15.5%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV
160,000 [140,000 - 190,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV
95,000 [79,000 - 110,000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV
16,000 [9,100 - 23,000]
Deaths due to AIDS
6,700 [2,500 - 11,000]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
70,000 [50,000 - 96,000]

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Namibia Contacts

Henk Van Renterghem
UNAIDS country coordinator
Telephone: + (264) 6120 46219
Fax: + (271) 1517 1511
Email: VanRenterghemH@unaids.org