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HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2009)

Number of people living with HIV
3,300,000 [2,900,000 - 3,600,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
3.6% [3.3% - 4%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV
2,900,000 [2,600,000 - 3,200,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV
1,700,000 [1,500,000 - 1,900,000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV
360,000 [180,000 - 520,000]
Deaths due to AIDS
220,000 [170,000 - 260,000]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
2,500,000 [1,800,000 - 3,100,000]

Regions & countries

Nigeria Contacts

Kwame Ampomah
UNAIDS country coordinator
Telephone: + (234) 803 659 1753
Fax: + (234) 9 461 85 84
Email: AmpomahK@unaids.org