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HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2011)

Number of people living with HIV
3,400,000 [3,000,000 - 3,800,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
3.70% [3.30% - 4%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV
3,000,000 [2,600,000 - 3,300,000]
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
440,000 [380,000 - 510,000]
Deaths due to AIDS
210,000 [190,000 - 240,000]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
2,200,000 [1,800,000 - 2,500,000]

Regions & countries

Nigeria Contacts

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