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UNGASS

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS, 2009

HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2009)

Number of people living with HIV: 49,000 [40,000 - 63,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate: 1.6% [1.4% - 2.1%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV: 46,000 [38,000 - 59,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV: 28,000 [22,000 - 35,000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV: 2,900 [1,500 - 4,500]
Deaths due to AIDS: 2,800 [2,100 - 3,700]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17: 15,000 [9,200 - 26,000]

Sierra Leone Contacts

Mulunesh Tennagashaw: UNAIDS country coordinator; Telephone: + (232) 76 80 14 02; Fax: + (232) 22 23 20 21; Email: TennagashawM@unaids.org