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 |
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Estimated number |
Prevalence (%) |
Data |
Estimated number |
Prevalence Best |
Data coverage |
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Low |
Medium |
High |
Low |
Medium |
High |
Low |
Medium |
High |
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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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