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HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2009)

Number of people living with HIV
2,400,000 [2,100,000 - 2,800,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
0.3% [0.3% - 0.4%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV
2,300,000 [2,000,000 - 2,600,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV
880,000 [730,000 - 1,000,000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV
N/A
Deaths due to AIDS
170,000 [150,000 - 200,000]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
N/A

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India Contacts

Charles Gilks
UNAIDS country coordinator
Telephone: + (91) 11 41 35 45 41
Fax: + (91) 11 41 35 45 34
Email: GilksC@unaids.org