ABSTRACT
In 2008, 33.4 million people worldwide were living with HIV:
31.3 million adults and 2.1 million children under 15 years of
age (Table 36.1). Worldwide, two-thirds of people living with
HIV infection are in Sub-Saharan Africa, which has a
prevalence rate of 52 per 1000 population and accounts for
68 percent of new infections. In 2008 in the UK, an estimated
83000 people (1.3 per 1000 population; 1.8/1000 men, 0.9/
1000 women) were living with HIV infection, although over a
quarter were unaware of their HIV status (Health Protection
Centre for Infections: www.hpa.org.uk/hiv).
