18. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

Table 18.1: Deaths and Disability-Adjusted Life Years Attributed to AIDS by Region, Age, and Gender, 2001

Deaths and Disability-Adjusted Life Years Attributed to AIDS by Region, Age, and Gender, 2001
	Number (thousands)
Region	Total	Both sexes, age 0-14	Both sexes, age 15+	Percentage female
Deaths
World	2,576	439	2,133	46
High-income countries	22	0	21	23
Low- and middle-income countries	2,554	439	2,111	46
Sub-Saharan Africa	2,058	408	1,651	51
East Asia and the Pacific	107	5	100	25
Europe and Central Asia	28	0	27	14
Latin America and the Caribbean	83	8	73	36
Middle East and North Africa	4	0	2	25
Southeast Asia	272	18	255	23
Disability-adjusted life years
World	71,460	13,586	57,875	47
High-income countries	665	7	660	23
Low- and middle-income countries	70,795	13,579	57,215	47
Sub-Saharan Africa	56,820	12,526	44,294	52
East Asia and the Pacific	3,121	195	2,927	25
Europe and Central Asia	982	25	957	18
Latin America and the Caribbean	2,354	260	2,092	36
Middle East and North Africa	105	20	84	39
Southeast Asia	7,413	553	6,861	25

Source: Mathers and others 2006.