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The annual UNAIDS/WHO 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update, reports on the latest developments in the global AIDS epidemic, providing the most recent estimates of the epidemic's scope and human toll and explores new trends in the epidemic's evolution.

According to the report 39.5 million people are now living with HIV. There were 4.3 million new infections in 2006 with 2.8 million (65%) of these occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and important increases in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where there are some indications that infection rates have risen by more than 50% since 2004. In 2006, 2.9 million people died of AIDS-related illnesses.

Below you will find global and regional statistics summaries, maps and slides that you can download and use. The 2007 AIDS Epidemic Update will be released the week before World AIDS Day. Please visit www.unaids.org for the most recent information on the upcoming 2007 report, or to download the 2006 report.

UNAIDS/WHO Regional fact sheets

World Map: Global Estimates for Adults and Children 2006

http://data.unaids.org/pub/EpiReport/2006/12-Maps_2006_EpiUpdate_eng.pdf

Slides from the Epidemic Update

http://data.unaids.org/pub/EpiReport/2006/Epicore2006_27Oct06_en.pdf