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HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2009)

Number of people living with HIV
980,000 [890,000 - 1,100,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
13.5% [12.8% - 14.1%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV
860,000 [800,000 - 940,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV
490,000 [440,000 - 550,000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV
120,000 [64,000 - 160,000]
Deaths due to AIDS
45,000 [30,000 - 60,000]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
690,000 [570,000 - 810,000]

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Zambia Contacts

Amaya Gillespie
UNAIDS country coordinator
Telephone: + (260) 211 252645
Fax: + (260) 211 251214
Email: GillespieA@unaids.org