Number and prevalence of PWID and those living with HIV among this group

Estimated number and prevalence (percentage) of people who inject drugs and those living with HIV among this group, by region, 2017

Region

Sub-Region

People who inject drugs

HIV among people who inject drugs

Estimated number

Prevalence (%)

Data
coverage
of
population
aged 15-64

Estimated number

Prevalence
 (%)

Best
estimate

Data coverage
of estimated
number of
people who
inject drugs

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

High

Africa

 

450,000

810,000

2,140,000

0.06

0.12

0.31

57.8%

42,000

93,000

515,000

11.4

75.4%

America

 

1,860,000

2,370,000

2,870,000

0.28

0.35

0.43

86.10%

109,000

174,000

259,000

7.3

93.90%

 

North America

1,560,000

1,790,000

2,020,000

0.48

0.55

0.62

100%

94,000

124,000

159,000

6.9

100%

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

300,000

580,000

850,000

0.09

0.17

0.25

73.20%

16,000

50,000

100,000

8.5

75.20%

Asia

 

4,130,000

5,430,000

6,900,000

0.14

0.18

0.23

95.00%

449,000

667,000

925,000

12.3

98.00%

 

Central Asia and Transcaucasia

400,000

450,000

530,000

0.69

0.78

0.91

93.6%

28,000

33,000

42,000

7.5

93.6%

 

East and South-East Asia

2,210,000

3,210,000

4,200,000

0.14

0.2

0.26

95.10%

181,000

320,000

482,000

10

98.70%

 

South-West Asia

570,000

750,000

950,000

0.29

0.38

0.48

100%

154,000

216,000

284,000

28.9

100%

 

Near and Middle East

40,000

90,000

270,000

0.03

0.08

0.25

39.00%

1,800

3,200

10,400

3.8

55.60%

 

South Asia

910,000

930,000

950,000

0.09

0.09

0.09

99.90%

84,000

93,000

105,000

10

99.90%

Europe

 

2,350,000

2,570,000

2,990,000

0.44

0.48

0.55

90.00%

483,000

505,000

556,000

19.6

99.90%

 

Eastern and South-Eastern Europe

1,760,000

1,800,000

1,860,000

0.8

0.82

0.84

100%

416,000

423,000

431,000

23.5

100%

 

Western and Central Europe

590,000

770,000

1,130,000

0.19

0.24

0.35

83.00%

67,000

82,000

126,000

10.6

99.90%

Oceania

 

130,000

130,000

140,000

0.51

0.52

0.54

73.00%

1,300

1,600

1,700

1.2

73.00%

Global

8,930,000

11,320,000

15,030,000

0.18

0.23

0.3

87.90%

1,090,000

1,440,000

2,260,000

12.7

95.70%

Note: Prevalence of people who inject drugs is the percentage of the population aged 15-64 years. Totals may not add up due to rounding.

 

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