The number of people with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS, estimated to be alive at the end of a specific year.
Disaggregation:
Age : 15+, Age : <15, Sex : Female
Method of estimation:
Countries produce national estimates of the number of people living with HIV, which are compiled and published annually by UNAIDS and WHO. Standard methods and tools for HIV estimates that are appropriate to the pattern of the HIV epidemic are used . However, to obtain the best possible estimates, judgement needs to be used as to the quality of the data and how representative it is of the population.