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HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2011)

Number of people living with HIV
49,000 [39,000 - 69,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
1.60% [1.20% - 2.20%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV
44,000 [35,000 - 64,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV
27,000 [21,000 - 38,000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV
4,300 [3,400 - 5,400]
Deaths due to AIDS
2,600 [2,100 - 3,300]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
18,000 [14,000 - 25,000]

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Sierra Leone Contacts

SAGBOHAN Awinyandji Job
UNAIDS country coordinator
Telephone: + (232) 76 80 14 02
Fax: + (232) 22 23 20 21
Email: sagbohanj@unaids.org