HIV Infection Rate in Russia Rises 10 pct in Jan.-Oct.

Spread of HIV infection and AIDS mortality rate The total number of HIV-infected people in the world is between 31 million and 35 million HIV-infected, % of population Russia 0.98 mln • USA 1.2 mln India 2.4 mln >15% Nigeria Kenya 33 mln Uganda 5%-<15% 1.5 min Tanzania 1.4 mln Zimbabwe 1%-<5% 1.2 mln 1.2 mln Zambia 0.98 mln .5%-<1% Mozambique 1.4 mln South Africa 5.6 mln .1%-<.5% The highest percentage of HIV-infected is in South African countries (up to 4 of the population) <.1% min people 2.0 Many regions of the world are witnessing positive dynamics. However, the CIS countries are seeing the spread of epidemic: since 2000, the number of infected people has almost tripled 15 1.0 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Russia Annual mortality rate 35-65 (thousands of people) Nigeria 220 Uğanda 64 Malawi Kenya 80 India 170 Tanzania Russia is among the countries with the highest AIDS mortality 86 rate South 51 Africa Mozambique Zimbabwe 74 83 Source: UNAIDS (estimates as of 2009) 310 RIANOVOSTI © 2010 www.rian.ru