At the end of 2007, according to UNAIDS estimate, around 30 million people in the world were living with HIV/AIDS. The spread of HIV infections in some regions has taken the shape of a pandemic. In the world about 14 000 people get infected with HIV every day, 10% of them are children. About 50% of total number of infections are among people between 16 – 24 years old.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

WORLD

Numbers about world HIV epidemic (31st December 2007) prepared by UNAIDS.

Number of people who live with HIV/AIDS: 33.2 million.

Number of people infected with HIV in 2007: 2,5 million.

Number of people who died from AIDS in 2007: 2,1 million.

More than 25 million people have died of AIDS since 1981.

Austria

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS : 12.000 - 15.000

Number of people infected with HIV in 2007: 515

Number of deaths in 2007: ~100.

Number of deaths since 1981: 1.460.

Czech Republic

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS : 849

Number of people infected with HIV in 2007: 64 .

Number of deaths in 2007: 7

Number of deaths since 1986: 130

Italy

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS : 120 000

Number of people infected with HIV in 2007: 3 500

Number of deaths in 2007: 1 200

Number of deaths since 1981: 35 300

POLAND

Number of people who live with HIV/AIDS : 11 225

Number of people infected with HIV in 2007: 682

Number of people who died from AIDS in 2007: 65

Number of people who died from AIDS since 1985: 900

ROMANIA

Number of people who live with HIV/AIDS : 8 385

Number of people infected with HIV in 2007: 141

Number of people who died from AIDS in 2007: no available

Number of people who died from AIDS since 1985: 3 797

SPAIN

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