HIV AIDS epidemiology and demographics
|
AIDS Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
HIV AIDS epidemiology and demographics On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of HIV AIDS epidemiology and demographics |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for HIV AIDS epidemiology and demographics |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Most researchers believe that HIV originated in sub-Saharan Africa during the twentieth century.[1] It is now a pandemic. In 2007, an estimated 33.2 million people lived with the disease worldwide, and it claimed the lives of an estimated 2.1 million people, including 330,000 children. Over three-fourths of these deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, retarding economic growth and destroying human capital Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of HIV infection, but routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries.[2]
HIV/AIDS stigma is more severe than that associated with some other life-threatening conditions and extends beyond the disease itself to providers and even volunteers involved with the care of people living with HIV.[3]
In 2010, an estimated 34 million people were living with HIV, of whom more than 30 million were living in low- and middle-income countries.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
In 2005, between 4.3 and 6.6 million people were newly infected and between 2.8 and 3.6 million people with AIDS died, an increase from 2004 and the highest number since 1981 (UNAIDS, 2005). About 6000 new HIV infections a day in 2013. [4]
- About 700 are in children under 15 years of age.
- 68% are in Sub Saharan Africa.
- About 5200 are adults ages 15 years or older of whom:
- About 33% are among young people (15-24)
- Almost 47% are among women
Prevalence
UNAIDS and the WHO estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized in 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history.
Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 3.1 million (between 2.8 and 3.6 million) lives in 2005 of which more than half a million (570,000) were children. Globally, between 36.7 and 45.3 million people are currently living with HIV.
In 2013 the estimate is as follows
- Total = 35 million
- Adults = 31.8 million
- Women = 16 million
- Children (<15 years) = 3.2 million
Age
The AIDS pandemic can also be seen as several epidemics of separate subtypes; the major factors in its spread are sexual transmission and vertical transmission from mother to child at birth and through breast milk.[5] Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS pandemic claimed an estimated 2.1 million (range 1.9–2.4 million) lives in 2007 of which an estimated 330,000 were children under 15 years. [6] Globally, an estimated 33.2 million people lived with HIV in 2007, including 2.5 million children. An estimated 2.5 million (range 1.8–4.1 million) people were newly infected in 2007, including 420,000 children.[6]
Developing Countries
Sub-Saharan Africa remains by far the worst affected region, with an estimated 23.8 to 28.9 million people currently living with HIV. More than 60% of all people living with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa, as are more than three quarters (76%) of all women living with HIV.
In 2007 it contained an estimated 68% of all people living with AIDS and 76% of all AIDS deaths, with 1.7 million new infections bringing the number of people living with HIV to 22.5 million, and with 11.4 million AIDS orphans living in the region. Unlike other regions, most people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa in 2007 (61%) were women. Adult prevalence in 2007 was an estimated 5.0%, and AIDS continued to be the single largest cause of mortality in this region.[6] South Africa has the largest population of HIV patients in the world, followed by Nigeria and India.[7] South & South East Asia are second worst affected; in 2007 this region contained an estimated 18% of all people living with AIDS, and an estimated 300,000 deaths from AIDS.[6] India has an estimated 2.5 million infections and an estimated adult prevalence of 0.36%.[6] Life expectancy has fallen dramatically in the worst-affected countries; for example, in 2006 it was estimated that it had dropped from 65 to 35 years in Botswana.[5]
The latest evaluation report of the World Bank's Operations Evaluation Department assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank's country-level HIV/AIDS assistance defined as policy dialogue, analytic work, and lending with the explicit objective of reducing the scope or impact of the AIDS epidemic. This is the first comprehensive evaluation of the World Bank's HIV/AIDS support to countries, from the beginning of the epidemic through mid-2004. Because the Bank's assistance is for implementation of government programs by government, it provides important insights on how national AIDS programs can be made more effective.
Mortality
According to the WHO statistics of 2013 The total number of death in 2013 is as follows
- Total = 1.5 million
- Adults = 1.3 million
- Children (>15 years) = 1,90,000
Treatment
People receiving anti retroviral therapy in actual and projected figures are plotted in a graph and depicted below according to WHO statistics from 2003- 2015.
Related Chapters
References
- ↑ Gao F, Bailes E, Robertson DL; et al. (1999). "Origin of HIV-1 in the Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes". Nature. 397 (6718): 436&ndash, 441. doi:10.1038/17130. PMID 9989410.
- ↑ Palella FJ Jr, Delaney KM, Moorman AC; et al. (1998). "Declining morbidity and mortality among patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection. HIV Outpatient Study Investigators". N. Engl. J. Med. 338 (13): 853&ndash, 860. PMID 9516219.
- ↑ Snyder M, Omoto AM, Crain AL (1999). "Punished for their good deeds: stigmatization for AIDS volunteers". American Behavioral Scientist. 42 (7): 1175&ndash, 1192. doi:10.1177/0002764299042007009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "WHO 2013 statistics".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kallings LO (2008). "The first postmodern pandemic: 25 years of HIV/AIDS". J Intern Med. 263 (3): 218–43. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01910.x. PMID 18205765.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 UNAIDS, WHO (December 2007). "2007 AIDS epidemic update" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ↑ McNeil DG Jr (2007-11-20). "U.N. agency to say it overstated extent of H.I.V. cases by millions". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- Pages with reference errors
- CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al.
- CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list
- HIV/AIDS
- Disease
- Immune system disorders
- Infectious disease
- Viral diseases
- Pandemics
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Syndromes
- Virology
- AIDS origin hypotheses
- Medical disasters
- Acronyms
- Immunodeficiency
- Microbiology