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HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2009)

Number of people living with HIV
20,000 [14,000 - 36,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
0.9% [0.6% - 1.5%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV
20,000 [13,000 - 36,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV
6,300 [4,200 - 11,000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV
N/A
Deaths due to AIDS
1,500 [<1000 - 3,600]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
N/A

Regions & countries

Panama Contacts

Ricardo G. Bernal
UNAIDS country coordinator
Telephone: + (507) 302 45 82
Fax: + (507) 302 45 83
Email: GarciaR@unaids.org
Una McCauley
Chair, UN theme group on HIV/AIDS and UNICEF representative
Telephone: +(507) 302 4830
Fax: +(507) 302 4837
Email: UMccauley@unicef.org