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HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES (2009)

Number of people living with HIV
1,200,000 [1,100,000 - 1,300,000]
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
6.5% [5.9% - 6.9%]
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV
1,000,000 [940,000 - 1,100,000]
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV
610,000 [540,000 - 680,000]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV
150,000 [80,000 - 210,000]
Deaths due to AIDS
64,000 [49,000 - 80,000]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
1,200,000 [1,000,000 - 1,400,000]

Regions & countries

Uganda Contacts

Musa Bungudu
UNAIDS country coordinator
Telephone: + (256 41) 33 55 10
Fax: + (256 41) 34 01 13
Email: BunguduM@unaids.org