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HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2011)

Number of people living with HIV
28,000 [24,000 - 33,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
0.70% [0.60% - 0.80%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV
24,000 [21,000 - 29,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV
12,000 [10,000 - 14,000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV
3,500 [2,700 - 4,500]
Deaths due to AIDS
1,100 [<1000 - 1,700]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
12,000 [7,800 - 17,000]

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Papua New Guinea Contacts

Stewart Watson
UNAIDS country coordinator
Telephone: +675 3 21 79 99
Fax: +675 3 21 39 68
Email: WatsonS@unaids.org