HIV/AIDS impact in South Africa

South Africa *
Estimated number of people living with HIV
Adults and children, end 20035,300,000
[low estimate - high estimate][4,500,000 - 6,200,000]
Adults and children, end 20015,000,000
[low estimate - high estimate][4,200,000 - 5,900,000]
Adults (15–49), end 20035,100,000
[low estimate - high estimate][4,300,000 - 5,900,000]
Adults (15–49), end 20014,800,000
[low estimate - high estimate][4,100,000 - 5,600,000]
Adults (15–49) rate (%), end 200321.5
[low estimate - high estimate][18.5 - 24.9]
Adults (15–49) rate (%), end 200120.9
[low estimate - high estimate][17.8 - 24.3]
Women (15–49), end 20032,900,000
[low estimate - high estimate][2,500,000 - 3,300,000]
Women (15–49), end 20012,700,000
[low estimate - high estimate][2,300,000 - 3,200,000]
Children (0–14), end 2003230,000
[low estimate - high estimate][150,000 - 340,000]
Children (0–14), end 2001190,000
[low estimate - high estimate][130,000 - 280,000]
AIDS deaths
Deaths in adults and children, end 2003370,000
[low estimate - high estimate][270,000 - 520,000]
Deaths in adults and children, end 2001270,000
[low estimate - high estimate][190,000 - 390,000]
Orphans due to AIDS
Orphans (0–17), living 20031,100,000
[low estimate - high estimate][710,000 - 1,500,000]
Orphans (0–17), living 2001660,000
[low estimate - high estimate][440,000 - 940,000]





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All figures are from "The 2004 Report on the global AIDS epidemic - July 2004" by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).