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, 2016

 

Region

SubRegion

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

 

390,000

730,000

2,310,000

0.06

0.11

0.34

57.6%

36,000

82,000

564,000

11.2

75.5%

America

 

1,860,000

2,400,000

3,300,000

0.28

0.36

0.50

85.2%

75,000

111,000

211,000

4.6

93.1%

 

North America

1,550,000

1,780,000

2,010,000

0.48

0.55

0.63

100%

62,000

71,000

81,000

4.0

100%

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

310,000

610,000

1,290,000

0.09

0.18

0.37

71.3%

14,000

39,000

129,000

6.4

73.2%

Asia

 

3,470,000

4,840,000

6,300,000

0.12

0.16

0.21

94.3%

388,000

581,000

861,000

12.0

95.3%

 

Central Asia and Transcaucasia

400,000

440,000

500,000

0.69

0.76

0.87

93.6%

28,000

33,000

42,000

7.5

93.6%

 

East and South-East Asia

2,210,000

3,200,000

4,190,000

0.14

0.20

0.26

95.1%

174,000

306,000

510,000

9.6

96.4%

 

South-West Asia

560,000

740,000

930,000

0.29

0.38

0.48

100%

160,000

212,000

267,000

28.8

100%

 

Near and Middle East

50,000

190,000

380,000

0.04

0.18

0.36

17.2%

400

800

7,300

0.4

55.8%

 

South Asia

270,000

280,000

300,000

0.03

0.03

0.03

99.9%

25,000

29,000

34,000

10.3

99.9%

Europe

 

2,440,000

2,520,000

2,660,000

0.45

0.47

0.49

99.9%

468,000

483,000

503,000

19.1

100%

 

Eastern and South-Eastern Europe

1,780,000

1,820,000

1,880,000

0.80

0.82

0.85

100%

402,000

409,000

416,000

22.4

100%

 

Western and Central Europe

650,000

700,000

780,000

0.20

0.22

0.24

99.9%

65,000

74,000

87,000

10.6

99.9%

Oceania

 

140,000

140,000

150,000

0.52

0.53

0.56

73.3%

1,300

1,600

1,700

1.2

73.3%

Global

8,300,000

10,630,000

14,710,000

0.17

0.22

0.30

88.4%

970,000

1,260,000

2,140,000

11.8

94.3%

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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Estimates of people who inject drugs, and those living with HIV, HCV and HBV